David Hume (jan 1, 1711 – jan 1, 1776)
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The other main contributor of this period, to the history of the philosophy of science, was David Hume (1711-1776), who first highlighted theproblem of induction, in that any inductively derived 'proof' could be undone by a single contrary observation
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jan 1, 1711
jan 1, 1776
~ 65 years