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A fact is a proposition of which the verification by an appeal to the primary sources of our knowledge or to experience is direct and simple. A theory, on the other hand, if true, has all the characteristics of a fact except that its verification is possible only by indirect, remote, and difficult means. - Chauncey Wright
Attribution: Chauncey Wright (1830–1875), U.S. philosopher. Originally published in North American Review (1865). “The Philosophy of Herbert Spencer,” repr. In Philosophical Writings of Chauncey Wright pp. 4-5 (1963).

Categories: Fact And Theory, Philosopher, Theory

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