“Our assent to the hypothesis implies that it is held to be true of all particular instances. That these cases belong to past or to future times, that they have or have not already occurred, makes no difference in the applicability of the rule to them. Because the rule prevails, it includes all cases.” PastDifferencesCasesParticularBeing TrueInstanceHypothesisFuture Time Book:Theory of Scientific Method Source: Theory of Scientific Method
“But with regard to the material world, we can at least go so far as this;-we can perceive that events are brought about, not by insulated interpositions of Divine power, exerted in each particular ease, but by the establishment of general laws.” WorldLawScienceEventsDivineParticularMaterialsEvolutionRegardEasePerceiveEstablishmentMaterial WorldDivine PowerOrigin Of Species Author:William Whewell
“Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution and activity of the mind, which is independent of all experience in its origin, though constantly combined with experience in its exercise.” MindIdeasResultsParticularExerciseActivityConsequenceExperienceConstitutionIndependentFundamentals Author:William Whewell
