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History of The Logical Foundations of Induction book

 * In 1384 AH, al-Sadr gave the lectures in which he attempted to establish the "Subjectivist Logic" that will later on appear in his "The Logical Foundations of Induction" book.
 * In 1385 AH, al-Sadr was in the process of studying and preparing for The Logical Foundations of Induction, a process which is narrated to have continued for 7 years. In this process, al-Sadr had to study Mathematics, and especially probability theory.
 * The book was published and printed in 1391 AH (1972 AD).
 * Al-Sadr gave this book a special rank among his book, and cosidered it the fruit of a comprehensive and detailed study.

Reception of The Logical Foundations of Induction
The book found a great reception among scholars since being published. Scholars including Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, are narrated to have noted the book's depth and complexity. Other scholars including Zaki Naguib Mahmoud also found the book to be highly valuable and urged for it to be translated into English.