Glossary · Term
Temperament
Part of the personality; genetic and instinctive, although it can be modified—like character—by choice, through deep mental work based on understanding, using deliberate, directed, and sustained thought.
In the Foundation's Topics
Temperament is behavior of genetic, instinctive, traumatic, and unconscious origin.
The place where we are born, the race to which we belong, the specific genetic makeup that determines an individual's temperament and physical and mental potential, the zodiac sign that influences a person, the culture and beliefs we acquire, as well as the functions each person is meant to develop and, in general, all the situations that can affect people's lives, are wisely determined by the Masters of the Law.