A handsome face

Author: Josephine Tey
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: In the history of Western thought, the great skeptic David Hume played a pivotal role in knocking down the notion of "induction = objective science." However, the understanding of the shortcomings of induction has actually been a long-standing one, neither originating with Hume nor completed by him. Today, in the world of science, particularly physics, induction has not been outright discarded; it has merely been used with greater caution and refinement—Lesley Siir, a strikingly handsome man, suddenly appears in the quiet English town of Scarisbrick St. Mary, bringing an unusual sense to the people living there and causing more or less changes in their lives; Siir's abrupt disappearance even stirs up a great uproar, leaving even the seasoned Grant Detective utterly baffled and unable to find any clues in the case.