Not P but Moby-Dick (90)

[Mike Jing]

It's in Chapter 109 as noted in my post. The number 90 in the title is just
for me to keep track of my questions. Sorry for the confusion.


On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 3:59 PM Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You may be right (I may be crazy (-;)
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> My mental picture is
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> - insult is anything (words or actions) that “turns inwards” and causes
> pain
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> - outrage is a state of mind preparing to take violent action, “raging out”
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> Normally - like in dueling - a combatant would receive an insult, make note
> of it, and only then respond with a challenge or immediate violence
> (outrage)
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> So imho that’s an escalation, but it seems like the person is saying they
> skipped step 1.
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> However, I do not find this passage in Power Moby-Dick chapter 90. Where is
> it?
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> On Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM Jochen Stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > I don't think so, Michael. Starbuck wants to distinguish between insult
> > and outrage. Ahab hasn't called him names, he has made him furious, has
> > filled him with indignation. That doesn't mean it's an escalation.
> >
> > Mike's feeling is justified, in my eyes. The earlier translations were
> > wrong.
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> > J
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