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Single Idea 17683

[catalogued under 14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem]

Full Idea

It is plausible to say, on the basis of total science, that 'grue' is a predicate to which no genuine, that is, unitary, universal corresponds.

Gist of Idea

Science suggests that the predicate 'grue' is not a genuine single universal

Source

David M. Armstrong (What is a Law of Nature? [1983], 06.7)

Book Reference

Armstrong,D.M.: 'What is a Law of Nature?' [CUP 1985], p.99