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There's a Wikipedia article whose name I can't remember but it's about a concept in philosophy, that refers to answering a concrete question by generalizing it to an abstract principle and then applying the principle. The article (iirc) describes various virtues and hazards of this approach, and mentions that it's sometimes used in theology, if I remember right. It's a not-too-fancy-sounding word (i.e. not a goofy latin expression) that probably ends in -ism or -ization. I did some searches and scrolled through List of philosophies and Glossary of philosophy and still didn't see it, but might have missed it. Any idea? Thanks. 173.228.123.166 ( talk) 01:25, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Agattu is an island between Alsaka and Russia. The article says that it is uninhabited, but doesn't say if it is part of Russia or the US. Any one know? Shouldn't this sort of political info be in the article for each island in this chain? -- SGBailey ( talk) 19:03, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
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There's a Wikipedia article whose name I can't remember but it's about a concept in philosophy, that refers to answering a concrete question by generalizing it to an abstract principle and then applying the principle. The article (iirc) describes various virtues and hazards of this approach, and mentions that it's sometimes used in theology, if I remember right. It's a not-too-fancy-sounding word (i.e. not a goofy latin expression) that probably ends in -ism or -ization. I did some searches and scrolled through List of philosophies and Glossary of philosophy and still didn't see it, but might have missed it. Any idea? Thanks. 173.228.123.166 ( talk) 01:25, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
Agattu is an island between Alsaka and Russia. The article says that it is uninhabited, but doesn't say if it is part of Russia or the US. Any one know? Shouldn't this sort of political info be in the article for each island in this chain? -- SGBailey ( talk) 19:03, 13 April 2019 (UTC)