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Now this principle of induction cannot be a purely logical truth like a tautology or an analytic statement. . . .

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Karl Popper
Age: 92 †
Born: 1902
Born: July 28
Died: 1994
Died: September 17
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Philosopher Of Science
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Vienna
Austria
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