Generalization

Examples

• That generalization was a presupposition of the calculations leading to the discovery. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• More than any other generalization it illuminates the currents of our national life and explains the altering tasks of statesmanship. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Both these great nations of antiquity, ho wever, failed to carry the sciences that arose in connection with their arts to a high degree of generalization. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• A study of magazines and newspapers would confirm this rather broad generalization. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• Generalization is essentially a social device. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Generalization is the counterpart of abstraction. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Scientific abstraction and generalization are equivalent to taking the point of view of any man, whatever his location in time and space. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• If, however, we examine this generalization more closely, it dissolves into thin air. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The logical traits of abstraction, generalization, and definite formulation are all associated with this function. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• This generalization concerning the nature of sound was probably not original, however; it may have been suggested to Vitruvius by one of the Aristotelian writings. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• When men identified their interests exclusively with the concerns of a narrow group, their generalizations were correspondingly restricted. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• They involved an assertion of the unity of God and some acceptable generalizations about righteousness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• If those were the generalizations of a tired business man after a heavy dinner and a big cigar, they would still seem rather muddled and useless. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• The philosophers soon reached certain generalizations from this state of affairs. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Getting command of technique and of methods of reaching and testing generalizations is at first secondary to getting appreciation. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• It is for the sciences to say what generalizations are tenable about the world and what they specifically are. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• They are nothing but generalizations, more or less adequate, of concrete goods. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Between us and the realities of social life we build up a mass of generalizations, abstract ideas, ancient glories, and personal wishes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.

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