On a Defect in the Customary Logical Formulation of Inductive Reasoning

 1. The point on which I desire to insist, though by no means new, has been brought into prominence by the attitude of M. Bergson, with the imitation and repetition theorists whom he appears to follow, to the creative and constructive activity of the intellect. I cite a typical passage (Evolution Creatrice, p. 218): “L'intelligence a pour fonction essential de lier le même au même, et il n'y a entièrement adaptable aux cadres de I'intelligence que les faits qui se répètent.” ¹