From George Pólya:
There are two kinds of generalizations. One is cheap and the other is valuable. It is easy to generalize by diluting a little idea with a big terminology. It is much more difficult to prepare a refined and condensed extract from several good ingredients.
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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by John D. Cook, Jacob Shotwell. Jacob Shotwell said: Two kinds of generalization — The Endeavour http://goo.gl/H1iFf [...]
[...] Cook presents Two kinds of generalisation posted at The Endeavour. I love the comment that asks “Isn’t this itself a generalisation? [...]
I just have to ask:
Isn’t this itself a generalization? And if so, which sort is it?
What is the relation between generalization and abstraction?