Principle Extraction & Transfer
Updated 2026-08-22
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
The method has three moves: peel away the surface detail of a case to find the driving factor, purify that factor into a general principle by removing its context bindings, and then apply the principle in a new domain to see whether it holds. The claim is that a case's details are context-bound while its underlying mechanism is not, which is what allows one well-understood case to inform many.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Peel the case: separate the driving factor from the surface plot. - Purify the principle: strip the context until only the mechanism remains. - Re-instantiate: apply it in a new domain and check whether it holds.
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Case detail is bound to its context, so memorizing detail transfers nothing; the underlying mechanism is context-free, which is exactly why it transfers. The three moves convert a specific experience into a portable abstraction, and instantiating it in a new domain is the test of whether the purification was correct rather than an act of faith.
MINIMUM ACTION
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