Full Idea
Analytical philosophy excels in the piecemeal analysis of causation, perception, knowledge and so on, but there is a striking poverty of any synoptic vision of these independent studies.
Clarification
'Synoptic' means pulling the parts together into a whole
Gist of Idea
Analytical philosophy analyses separate concepts successfully, but lacks a synoptic vision of the results
Source
José A. Benardete (Metaphysics: the logical approach [1989], Ch.22)
Book Reference
Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.172