Full Idea
It is often the case that the concern for rigor gets in the way of a true understanding of the phenomena to be explained.
Gist of Idea
Concern for rigour can get in the way of understanding phenomena
Source
Kit Fine (Replies on 'Limits of Abstraction' [2005], 2)
Book Reference
-: 'Philosophical Studies' [-], p.385
A Reaction
This is a counter to Timothy Williamson's love affair with rigour in philosophy. It strikes me as the big current question for analytical philosophy - of whether the intense pursuit of 'rigour' will actually deliver the wisdom we all seek.