#premises

The method of exposition which philosophers have adopted leads many to suppose that they are simply inquiries, that they have no interest in the conclusions at which they arrive, and that their primary concern is to follow their premises to their logical conclusions. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

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#arrive #concern #conclusions #exposition #follow

In practice, socialism didn't work. But socialism could never have worked because it is based on false premises about human psychology and society, and gross ignorance of human economy. ↗

— David Horowitz

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#based #because #could #economy #false

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. ↗

— Samuel Butler

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#art #conclusions #drawing #insufficient #premises