Comments on: On Rigor http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2006/08/16/on-rigor/ tales of swimming upstream Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Gardner http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2006/08/16/on-rigor/#comment-1560 Gardner Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:30:48 +0000 http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2006/08/16/on-rigor/#comment-1560 For me, rigor means honesty--which of course suggests there is such a thing as truth (oh, we're on a slippery slope now!). My first UR podcast tries, inspired by Martha, to get at this notion. So thanks for the inspiration, Martha. (Again.) Commitment is also vital. Perhaps a synthesis is in order: rigor is a commitment to honesty. But rigor needs compassion for balance, yes. "The quality of mercy is not strained...." For me, rigor means honesty–which of course suggests there is such a thing as truth (oh, we’re on a slippery slope now!).

My first UR podcast tries, inspired by Martha, to get at this notion. So thanks for the inspiration, Martha. (Again.)

Commitment is also vital. Perhaps a synthesis is in order: rigor is a commitment to honesty. But rigor needs compassion for balance, yes. “The quality of mercy is not strained….”

]]> By: againsttheglass http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2006/08/16/on-rigor/#comment-1472 againsttheglass Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:24:49 +0000 http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2006/08/16/on-rigor/#comment-1472 I think another word for "rigor" may be "commitment." If an idea is committed to in earnest, then the rigorous pursuit to its fruition comes as a result of that commitment. If I were to pursue "rigor," I would be so hard on myself that it would quickly become "rigor mortis." :) I think another word for “rigor” may be “commitment.” If an idea is committed to in earnest, then the rigorous pursuit to its fruition comes as a result of that commitment. If I were to pursue “rigor,” I would be so hard on myself that it would quickly become “rigor mortis.” :)

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