alleryWhich philosopher wrote in 1963 that induction is "a myth"?
AKarl Popper
BDavid Hume
CFrancis Bacon
DImmanuel Kant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Karl Popper
1. Popper rejected inference based on many observations.
2. In 1963 he called induction a myth.
3. Hume only questioned its justification.
_Source: Wikipedia, Inductive reasoning, Problem of induction_
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