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Ideas for Hermarchus, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)

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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
Induction accepts the simplest law that fits our experiences [Wittgenstein]
     Full Idea: The procedure of induction consists in accepting as true the simplest law that can be reconciled with our experiences.
     From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus [1921], 6.363)