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Single Idea 1683

[filed under theme 14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction ]

Full Idea

It is from many particulars that the universal becomes plain. Universals are valuable because they make the explanation plain.

Gist of Idea

We learn universals from many particulars

Source

Aristotle (Posterior Analytics [c.327 BCE], 88a05)

Book Ref

Aristotle: 'Posterior Analytics (2nd ed)', ed/tr. Barnes,Jonathan [OUP 1993], p.43