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pretty regularly.

But this is metaphysics; and it is
neither the psychological question nor
the metaphysical question concerning
induction,— interesting as each of
them certainly is,— that concerns us now.
It is the logical question how can we
be justified in drawing an induction?
“Justified,” I say. That is, how far does
it conduce to our purpose. What is our
purpose? It is to form such habits of
thinking that events will not surprise
us. So the question is how does the
making of an induction conduce to the
formation of such habits of thinking that the events