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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''rigour'', from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] [[rigor]], [[literally]], stiffness, from ''rigēre'' to be stiff

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''rigour'', from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] [[rigor]], [[literally]], stiffness, from ''rigēre'' to be stiff

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a (1) : harsh inflexibility in [[opinion]], temper, or [[judgment]] : severity (2) : the [[quality]] of being unyielding or inflexible : strictness (3) : severity of life : [[austerity]]  

*1a (1) : harsh inflexibility in [[opinion]], temper, or [[judgment]] : severity (2) : the [[quality]] of being unyielding or inflexible : strictness (3) : severity of life : [[austerity]]  

:b : rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents [[response]] to [[stimuli]]  

:b : rigidness or torpor of organs or tissue that prevents [[response]] to [[stimuli]]  

==Description==

==Description==

'''Rigor''' has a number of [[meanings]] in relation to [[intellectual]] life and [[discourse]]. These are separate from [[public]] and [[political]] applications with their suggestion of [[laws]] enforced to the letter, or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_absolutism political absolutism]. A [[religion]], too, may be worn lightly, or applied with rigour.

'''Rigor''' has a number of [[meanings]] in relation to [[intellectual]] life and [[discourse]]. These are separate from [[public]] and [[political]] applications with their suggestion of [[laws]] enforced to the letter, or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_absolutism political absolutism]. A [[religion]], too, may be worn lightly, or applied with rigour.

An attempted short [[definition]] of [[intellectual]] rigour might be that no [[suspicion]] of double [[standard]] be allowed: [[uniform]] [[principles]] should be applied. This is a test of [[consistency]], over cases, and to [[individuals]] or [[institutions]] (including the speaker, the speaker's country and so on). [[Consistency]] can be at odds here with a [[forgiving]] [[attitude]], [[adaptability]], and the need to take precedent with a pinch of salt. If a [[topic]] or case is dealt with in a rigorous way, it means that it is dealt with in a comprehensive, thorough and complete way, leaving no room for inconsistencies.

An attempted short [[definition]] of [[intellectual]] rigour might be that no [[suspicion]] of double [[standard]] be allowed: [[uniform]] [[principles]] should be applied. This is a test of [[consistency]], over cases, and to [[individuals]] or [[institutions]] (including the speaker, the speaker's country and so on). [[Consistency]] can be at odds here with a [[forgiving]] [[attitude]], [[adaptability]], and the need to take precedent with a pinch of salt. If a [[topic]] or case is dealt with in a rigorous way, it means that it is dealt with in a comprehensive, thorough and complete way, leaving no room for inconsistencies.

"The rigour of the [[game]]" is a quotation from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lamb_(writer) Charles Lamb] about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist whist]. It implies that the demands of [[thinking]] accurately and to the [[point]] over a card [[game]] can serve also as [[entertainment]] or [[leisure]]. Intellectual rigour can therefore be sometimes seen as the [[exercise]] of a [[skill]]. It can also [[degenerate]] into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant pedantry], which is intellectual rigour applied to no particular end, except perhaps [[self]]-importance.

"The rigour of the [[game]]" is a quotation from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lamb_(writer) Charles Lamb] about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist whist]. It implies that the demands of [[thinking]] accurately and to the [[point]] over a card [[game]] can serve also as [[entertainment]] or [[leisure]]. Intellectual rigour can therefore be sometimes seen as the [[exercise]] of a [[skill]]. It can also [[degenerate]] into [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant pedantry], which is intellectual rigour applied to no particular end, except perhaps [[self]]-importance.

[[Scholarship]] can be defined as intellectual rigour applied to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_control quality control] of [[information]], which implies an appropriate standard of [[accuracy]], and [[scepticism]] applied to accepting anything on [[trust]]. It requires close [[attention]] to criteria for [[logical]] consistency, as well as to all relevant [[evidence]] and possible [[differences]] of [[interpretation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor]

[[Scholarship]] can be defined as intellectual rigour applied to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_control quality control] of [[information]], which implies an appropriate standard of [[accuracy]], and [[scepticism]] applied to accepting anything on [[trust]]. It requires close [[attention]] to criteria for [[logical]] consistency, as well as to all relevant [[evidence]] and possible [[differences]] of [[interpretation]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor]

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