Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Paul Audi, Harr,R./Madden,E.H. and William James
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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We can't know if the laws of nature are stable, but we must postulate it or assume it [James]
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Conjunctions explain nothing, and so do not give a reason for confidence in inductions [Harré/Madden]
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Hume's atomic events makes properties independent, and leads to problems with induction [Harré/Madden]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox
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Contraposition may be equivalent in truth, but not true in nature, because of irrelevant predicates [Harré/Madden]
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The items put forward by the contraposition belong within different natural clusters [Harré/Madden]
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The possibility that all ravens are black is a law depends on a mechanism producing the blackness [Harré/Madden]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 6. Bayes's Theorem
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Trying to assess probabilities by mere calculation is absurd and impossible [James]
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