maxim

C25819
concept

A maxim is a concise, general statement or principle that expresses a rule of conduct, moral guideline, or practical wisdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
maxim canonical 2
skeptical maxim 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: maxim
Generated description
A maxim is a concise, general statement or principle that expresses a rule of conduct, moral guideline, or practical wisdom.

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
A sound mind in a sound body
Que sais-je? skeptical maxim
pragmatic maxim