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Single Idea 19234
[filed under theme 14. Science / C. Induction / 2. Aims of Induction
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Full Idea
The word 'inductio' is Cicero's imitation of Aristotle's term 'epagoge'. It fails to convey the full significance of the Greek word, which implies the examples are arrayed and brought forward in a mass. 'The assault upon the generals by the singulars'.
Gist of Idea
'Induction' doesn't capture Greek 'epagoge', which is singulars in a mass producing the general
Source
Charles Sanders Peirce (Reasoning and the Logic of Things [1898], II)
Book Ref
Peirce,Charles Sanders: 'Reasoning and the Logic of Things', ed/tr. Ketner,K.L. [Harvard 1992], p.139
A Reaction
Interesting, thought I don't think there is enough evidence in Aristotle to get the Greek idea fully clear.
The
14 ideas
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[possible targets for inductive thinking]:
1683
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We learn universals from many particulars
[Aristotle]
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16576
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Science is based on induction, for general truths about fire, rhubarb and magnets
[Buridan]
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19387
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Hypotheses come from induction, which is comparison of experiences
[Leibniz]
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2198
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We assume similar secret powers behind similar experiences, such as the nourishment of bread
[Hume]
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19234
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'Induction' doesn't capture Greek 'epagoge', which is singulars in a mass producing the general
[Peirce]
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17631
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Induction is inferring premises from consequences
[Russell]
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2941
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Induction accepts the simplest law that fits our experiences
[Wittgenstein]
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5190
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The induction problem is to prove generalisations about the future based on the past
[Ayer]
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19462
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Induction passes from particular facts to other particulars, or to general laws, non-deductively
[Ayer]
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21748
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More careful inductions gradually lead to the hypothetico-deductive method
[Quine]
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3095
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Induction is an attempt to increase the coherence of our explanations
[Harman]
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9661
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Induction is just reasonable methods of inferring the unobserved from the observed
[Lewis]
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3709
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Induction must go beyond the evidence, in order to explain why the evidence occurred
[Bonjour]
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6775
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Induction is inference to the best explanation, where the explanation is a law
[Bird]
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