The long concatenations of simple and easy reasoning which geometricians use in achieving their most difficult demonstrations gave me occasion to imagine that all matters which may enter the human mind were interrelated in the same fashion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Just as geometricians connect simple steps to prove hard the, all thoughts are likely interconnected.
- In plain terms
- Thoughts are linked like steps in a math proof.
- What can you take from it?
- Logical reasoning helps connect complex ideas.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do all ideas connect logically?
- How do we find connections between unrelated topics?
Another view
Not all human thoughts follow strict logical chains like geometry.
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