The Discipline of Rigorous Inquiry
Abstract
Three properties define rigorous inquiry: the check originates outside the frame being tested, generates predictions specific enough to be wrong, and results propagate back to modify the frame. Identifies rigorous inquiry as the counter-mechanism to dysmemic pressure. The asymmetry between them — dysmemic pressure is cheap, rigorous inquiry is expensive — explains why self-deception is common and clear sight is rare.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Epistemology
Ethics
and Metaphysics
Philosophical Thought and Analysis
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN