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Theory Article

IF - Compound Effect

Author: Juan E. Sandoval Cite
First Published: August 28, 2020, Latest Revision: November 3, 2023

IF is a compound effect created by the combined activity of Ti->Fe or "Ti in service to Fe." IF has the same general attitudes as Fi (I+F), but is coming from Ti-Fe's metabolism. IF is the sub-primary function of the TiNe and TiSe types and is present in all Alpha and Beta types.

Overview

The IF compound is produced when Ti's essentialism, as a Ji function, is directed towards Fe's objective & biotic causality. What results is a highly personalized ethical system, and system of inner ethical alignment -- which is nonetheless held as an procedural system that the self is measured against.

Behavioral Differences between IF and Fi

The following are behaviors commonly manifested by Ti in service to Fe.

IF: Piousness In Relation to a Self-Crafted Object

The word ‘object’ here is of critical importance for understanding its difference to Fi. In this function, the person is still in relation to an object, whether that be a concept, a personal protocol, standard or even a one-person ideology. There is always something that mediates between the person and their ethical behavior, and this ‘something’ is always beside oneself. The IF compound often promotes values that deal with rectifying individual behavior, such as via personal dignity, honesty, authenticity and integrity – but they do so by an appeal to an ethical (F) system (Je) that is non-identical to them. This causes the IF user to need to ‘live up’ to their own values, which is a different type of relationship to ethics than what we see in Fi. The Fi function, being J-, is non-systematic but more gestalt and aesthetic in nature, working more automatically by attuning to essential embodied resonances/dissonances (biotic monistic caliber) outside of a formulaic/regimented idea of conduct.

The IF function begets a self-crafted intermediary structure (system) that sits between the Ti user and the world. And because this intermediary structure is non-identical to first-person mono resonance/dissonance, it can be tyrannical to the self. The Ti-Fe user may adhere to the structure if they’re convinced of its universal rationality, even though they themselves feel far away from it. The visceral instinct and intelligence of the body is not allowed to fully guide the process, but it remains in some way an intellectual endeavor. Thus, the role of IF in a person is analogous to the behavior of a nun — a person who is pious, held to some standard, but who is nonetheless operating through a system or code — even if self-constructed – that binds them. This binding to a self-created code has the same effects on the Ti user as would a socially imposed code, leading to effects such as the “transmutability of the soul” towards the object.

  • 2020-08-28 22:15:46
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