Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Blaise Pascal, Theodore Sider and Thomas Mautner
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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Two applications of 'grue' do not guarantee a similarity between two things [Sider]
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Problem predicates in induction don't reflect the structure of nature [Sider]
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Observing lots of green x can confirm 'all x are green' or 'all x are grue', where 'grue' is arbitrary [Mautner, by PG]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox
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'All x are y' is equivalent to 'all non-y are non-x', so observing paper is white confirms 'ravens are black' [Mautner, by PG]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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Bayes produces weird results if the prior probabilities are bizarre [Sider]
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