"Until the seventeenth century there was no concept of evidence with which to pose the problem of induction!"

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Source : Ian Hacking (2006). “The Emergence of Probability: A Philosophical Study of Early Ideas about Probability, Induction and Statistical Inference”, p.58, Cambridge University Press

Ian Hacking

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“Despite the mythic heights to which he was raised, Azikiwe was nothing if not pragmatic, a realist always conscious of his limits and ever eager to extract all that was possible from that limited horizon.”
“I don't believe in the afterlife.”
“If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.”
“Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it They will go for you and with you”
“Right now, your destiny is to shut up!”
“There are so many ways in which we learn about life and the self. Each day opens paths to this exploration. For many of us, books play a major role in that adventure”
“I donâ€™t want to be anything special. I only want to try to be true to that in me which seeks to fulfill its promise.”
“You know, it comes from my mother's side of the family. She had seven sisters and one brother, and all of them could play instruments. I suppose I picked it up from that.”

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