Chapter 17

COMBINATION OF INDUCTION WITH DEDUCTION

Sec.1. Deductive character of Formal Induction 236 Sec.2. Further complication of Deduction with Induction 238 Sec.3. The Direct Deductive (or Physical) Method 240 Sec.4. Opportunities of Error in the Physical Method 243 Sec.5. The Inverse Deductive (or Historical) Method 246 Sec.6. Precautions in using the Historical Method 251 Sec.7. The Comparative Method 255 Sec.8. Historical Evidence 261