Full Idea
Increases in the detail given in a causal explanation come with losses in its ability to generalise.
Gist of Idea
The more detailed a causal explanation is, the less it can be generalised
Source
Mazviita Chirimuuta (The Brain Abstracted [2024], 6.2.2)
A Reaction
Her thesis is that the necessary simplifications of nature make science incapable of ever given the full truth about it. Consider how we discuss car accidents, for example. Seems right.
Book Reference
Mazviita Chirimuuta: 'The Brain Abstracted' [MIT 2024], p.157