Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, A.J. Ayer and Thomas Mautner
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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The induction problem is to prove generalisations about the future based on the past [Ayer]
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Induction passes from particular facts to other particulars, or to general laws, non-deductively [Ayer]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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We can't use the uniformity of nature to prove induction, as that would be circular [Ayer]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem
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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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