Philosophers and logicians since the days of Bacon have been entirely clear on this point: deduction merely makes explicit information that is already there. It is not a procedure by which new information can be brought into being.


The Limits of Science - Chapter 3 (p. 80), Harper & Row, Publishers. 1984

Peter Medawar Quotes

Philosophers and logicians since the days of Bacon have been entirely clear on this point: deduction merely makes explicit information that is...

Philosophers and logicians since the days of Bacon have been entirely clear on this point: deduction merely makes explicit information that is...

Philosophers and logicians since the days of Bacon have been entirely clear on this point: deduction merely makes explicit information that is...

Philosophers and logicians since the days of Bacon have been entirely clear on this point: deduction merely makes explicit information that is...