Combining Philosophers

Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Miranda Fricker and David M. Armstrong

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18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 1. Abstract Thought

17664	Each subject has an appropriate level of abstraction [Armstrong]
	Full Idea: To every subject, its appropriate level of abstraction.
	From: David M. Armstrong (What is a Law of Nature? [1983], 01.2)
	A reaction: Mathematics rises through many levels of abstraction. Economics can be very concrete or very abstract. It think it is clearer to talk of being 'general', rather than 'abstract'.