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Moore, E.H. (1862 - 1932)

We lay down a fundamental principle of generalization by abstraction:
"The existence of analogies between central features of various theories implies the existence of a general theory which underlies the particular theories and unifies them with respect to those central features...."
In H. Eves Mathematical Circles Revisited, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1971.

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