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17374 | The possibility of prediction rests on determinism [Dupré] |
Full Idea: Determinism is the metaphysical underlay of the possibility of prediction. | |
From: John Dupré (The Disorder of Things [1993], Intro) | |
A reaction: Not convinced. There might be micro-indeterminacies which iron out into macro-regularities. |
3251 | Observed regularities are only predictable if we assume hidden necessity [Nagel] |
Full Idea: Observed regularities provide reason to believe that they will be repeated only to the extent that they provide evidence of hidden necessary connections, which hold timelessly. | |
From: Thomas Nagel (The View from Nowhere [1986], V.5) |