Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Stephen Mumford, Hugo Grotius and David Hume
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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction
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The idea of inductive evidence, around 1660, made Hume's problem possible [Hume, by Hacking]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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We assume similar secret powers behind similar experiences, such as the nourishment of bread [Hume]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 3. Limits of Induction
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Fools, children and animals all learn from experience [Hume]
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All inferences from experience are effects of custom, not reasoning [Hume]
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Reason cannot show why reliable past experience should extend to future times and remote places [Hume]
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Induction can't prove that the future will be like the past, since induction assumes this [Hume]
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If we infer causes from repetition, this explains why we infer from a thousand objects what we couldn't infer from one [Hume]
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14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction
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Premises can support an argument without entailing it [Pollock/Cruz on Hume]
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Hume just shows induction isn't deduction [Williams,M on Hume]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / a. Types of explanation
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Nomothetic explanations cite laws, and structural explanations cite mechanisms [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / e. Lawlike explanations
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General laws depend upon the capacities of particulars, not the other way around [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence
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If fragile just means 'breaks when dropped', it won't explain a breakage [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 3. Best Explanation / b. Ultimate explanation
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Subatomic particles may terminate explanation, if they lack structure [Mumford]
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Maybe dispositions can replace the 'laws of nature' as the basis of explanation [Mumford]
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To avoid a regress in explanations, ungrounded dispositions will always have to be posited [Mumford]
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 4. Explanation Doubts / a. Explanation as pragmatic
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Ontology is unrelated to explanation, which concerns modes of presentation and states of knowledge [Mumford]
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