hey /lit/ I'm writing something and I'm trying to remember

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2016-07-15 11:46:19 Post No. 8281006
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Anonymous 2016-07-15 11:46:19 Post No. 8281006 [Report]

hey /lit/ I'm writing something and I'm trying to remember where I read something about the need to study the roots of a concept before studying its consequences.

For instance, if you would like to speak about Nationalism, you need to know what a Nation is.

Its something similar to "Ab ovo usque ad mala" or something like that.

Anonymous 2016-07-15 11:50:15 Post No.8281013
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>>8281006

Etymology?

Anonymous 2016-07-15 11:54:49 Post No.8281026
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Anonymous 2016-07-15 11:54:49 Post No.8281026 [Report]

>>8281006
What you're looking for is called "naive reductionism"

Anonymous 2016-07-15 12:59:15 Post No.8281140
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>>8281026
perhaps that was a bad example.

If you want to speak about thermodynamics you need some basis in mathematics and physics.

How do you conceive this idea? Something like "from the egg, the chicken".

>>8281013
somewhat, thanks.