# 6.363 explained — Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

> Chapter companion for Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein.

## What happens

Induction is described as the process of assuming the simplest law that fits our experience.

## Themes in this chapter

### Logic and Tautology

Induction is contrasted with logical necessity, as it involves assuming a law rather than deriving it tautologically.

## Character check-ins

### Mr. Wittgenstein

Author of the proposition on induction.

## Key lines

> The process of induction is the process of assuming the simplest law that can be made to harmonize with our experience.

Induction means choosing the simplest rule that fits what we observe.

_Clarifies the pragmatic nature of inductive reasoning._

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