Thurman Arnold Quote

Definition is ordinarily supposed to produce clarity in thinking. It is not generally recognized that the more we define our terms the less descriptive they become and the more difficulty we have in using them.


The Folklore of Capitalism - Chapter VII (p. 180), Yale University Press. 1937


Definition is ordinarily supposed to produce clarity in thinking. It is not generally recognized that the more we define our terms the less...

Definition is ordinarily supposed to produce clarity in thinking. It is not generally recognized that the more we define our terms the less...

Definition is ordinarily supposed to produce clarity in thinking. It is not generally recognized that the more we define our terms the less...

Definition is ordinarily supposed to produce clarity in thinking. It is not generally recognized that the more we define our terms the less...