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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]).
  1. He then took his aim with some deliberation, and the multitude awaited the event in breathless silence.
    — from Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott
  2. 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
  3. Other books were produced, and after some deliberation he chose Fordyce's Sermons.
    — from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  4. 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
  5. Upon the function of signification depend all foresight, all intelligent planning, deliberation, and calculation.
    — from How We Think by John Dewey
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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

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