Both Uses of
abstract
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- One can love one's neighbors in the abstract, or even at a distance, but at close quarters it's almost impossible.†
Chpt 5 *
- His attitude to the personal aspect of the case, to its tragic significance and the persons involved in it, including the prisoner, was rather indifferent and abstract, as was perhaps fitting, indeed.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(abstract as in: read the abstract) a summary; or to summarize -- especially academic writing