ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the imperfections in the use of induction which arise from difficulties over definition. The first imperfection is removed as the formation of well-defined scientific notions advances. The removal of the second imperfection is attained through a rectification of defective formulations of the laws themselves. The truth of the inductive conclusion serves as the norm which guides in the search for new qualifications to be added, for the purpose of getting a complete and exhaustive formulation of the law aimed at in making the generalization from experience. The chapter summarizes the relevance of some of the best-known treatments of induction to the problems. A radical advance beyond the standpoint of Aristotle in the study of induction and scientific method was made by Francis Bacon. The rules of Induction by Elimination are constantly employed in ordinary life, whenever there is an attempt at methodical 'causal' reasoning from experience.
