Literary notes about deliberation (AI summary)
In literature, "deliberation" is often used to evoke a sense of measured, thoughtful decision-making and reflective care. Authors like Walter Scott portray characters with deliberate intent before critical actions, as seen when a figure takes aim with calm precision ([1], [2]), while Jane Austen’s narrative shows a character choosing a book after careful consideration ([3]). Philosophers and educators such as Aristotle and Dewey employ the term to denote a systematic, reasoned process in tackling ethical or practical dilemmas ([4], [5], [6]). At times, the word underscores the struggle between impulsiveness and the calm, methodical weighing of options, enriching character portrayals and contributing to the narrative’s depth ([7], [8]).
- He then took his aim with some deliberation, and the multitude awaited the event in breathless silence.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott - The Pilgrim mounted with more deliberation, reaching, as he departed, his hand to Gurth, who kissed it with the utmost possible veneration.
— from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott - Other books were produced, and after some deliberation he chose Fordyce's Sermons.
— from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Well, Good Counsel is a Rightness of deliberation, and so the first question must regard the nature and objects of deliberation.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle - Upon the function of signification depend all foresight, all intelligent planning, deliberation, and calculation.
— from How We Think by John Dewey - That is to say, the Will waits upon deliberation in which Reason is the judge; when the decision is pronounced, the Will must act accordingly.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle - Slowly and with great deliberation, a small gamin picked himself out of the gutter and surveyed Trent with disgust.
— from The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers - It was difficult to say what should be done, and much time was spent in deliberation—so confused were the ideas of all.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe