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| 22 | Trained minds never expect more precision than is possible [Aristotle] |
| Full Idea: It is the mark of the trained mind never to expect more precision in the treatment of any subject than the nature of that subject permits. | |
| From: Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1094b18) | |
| A reaction: An excellent remark in the context of moral philosophy. There is a dream that moral principles might derive from pure reason, or consist of a single rule expressible in a few words, but daily life isn't like that, and morality is not likely to be. |