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21569 | It is good to generalise truths as much as possible [Russell] |
Full Idea: It is a good thing to generalise any truth as much as possible. | |
From: Bertrand Russell (Philosophical Implications of Mathematical logic [1911], p.289) | |
A reaction: An interesting claim, which seems to have a similar status to Ockham's Razor. Its best justification is pragmatic, and concerns strategies for coping with a big messy world. Russell's defence is in 'as much as possible'. |