Inquiry and Deliberation
Updated 2026-08-22
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
From the Doctrine of the Mean, which sets out the sequence of broad study, detailed inquiry, careful reflection, clear discrimination, and earnest practice. Inquiry forces the learner to locate what is not understood, reflection forces the material to be integrated, and discrimination forces a judgement to be made. The qualification is that the stages form a chain, so skipping inquiry leaves study as accumulation and skipping practice leaves reflection as speculation.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Use Doubt Pursuit: interrogate every point of confusion instead of reading past it. - Use Integration Forcing: reconcile the new material with what you already hold before moving on.
Anchor fast decisions
Passive reading produces recognition without understanding, because nothing forces the gaps into view. Questioning exposes those gaps, reflection resolves the contradictions they reveal, and judgement commits to a position, so each stage converts the material one step closer to usable knowledge.
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/1Practice this model in one real situation:
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