... make sure that he was knowledgeable enough to back up his thoughts about animals. This method of study is called inductive reasoning: observing as many examples as possible and then, based on these observations, working out a basic principle they have in common. Inductive reasoning is the basis of the western scientific method. Plato saw reality in ideas that could only be known ... )" He saw logic as a tool or organ to be used to have philosophical knowledge. Two kinds of logic were used by Aristotle: deductive, which led to certain conclusions and inductive which led to probable conclu...

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... religious beliefs could possibly be incorrect. Two major impacts that further declined the power of the Church were the two methods known as inductive and deductive reasoning. In prior centuries, following the rules established by the church was a traditional way of life, but scientific breakthroughs were beginning ... discoveries, which further conflicted with authority, but an immense development was that of the scientific method. Francis Bacon first proposed the method of inductive reasoning. Bacon developed a plan that reorganized the sciences. His outlook on life was based on his pe...

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... religious beliefs could possibly be incorrect. Two major impacts that further declined the power of the Church were the two methods known as inductive and deductive reasoning. In prior centuries, following the rules established by the church was a traditional way of life, but scientific breakthroughs were beginning ... discoveries, which further conflicted with authority, but an immense development was that of the scientific method. Francis Bacon first proposed the method of inductive reasoning. Bacon developed a plan that reorganized the sciences. His outlook on life was based on his pe...

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... thinks every concern is just an assumption or conjecture and there is no mathematical proof for the issue. Also everything which is provided by scientists is based on inductive reasoning which is unacceptable. Inductive reasoning is sort of reasoning which is looking for some evidences based on small-scale and repetitive observations to get (not exact proof of) the truth. While the ... deductive reasoning is exact, certain and absolutely acceptable. Based on evidence given inductive argument's conclusions might be probable. All in all, in science no one can accept inductive reasoning wi...

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... up to new ideas you can and will succeed with hard work and determination. I have a friend who is very closed-minded in her way of thinking. We were having an inductive and deductive argument one night. We were talking about Heaven and Earth. I said " I think there are levels in Heaven, like gold, silver, and bronze. Getting to heaven is like going to ... ...

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