On the Inner / Outer Distinction
An earlier clarification of the inner / outer distinction in Alignment Theory.
Earlier Formulation Note
This page remains in the archive as an earlier formulation of Alignment Theory. The current framework is now better understood through the revised account centered on load-bearing functions, participatory capacity, co-regulation, and substitution.
Archive Role
This page preserves the older vocabulary that distinguished inwardly carried order from externally maintained order. The revised framework keeps the concern while replacing the old center with a more precise participatory-capacity model.