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Ideas for 'Natural Kinds', 'Laws of Nature' and 'The Sublime and the Good'

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14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

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Induction relies on similar effects following from each cause [Quine]

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Induction is just more of the same: animal expectations [Quine]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / a. Grue problem

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Grue is a puzzle because the notions of similarity and kind are dubious in science [Quine]

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'Grue' introduces a new causal hypothesis - that emeralds can change colour [Harré]

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The grue problem shows that natural kinds are central to science [Harré]

14. Science / C. Induction / 5. Paradoxes of Induction / b. Raven paradox

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It is because ravens are birds that their species and their colour might be connected [Harré]

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Non-black non-ravens just aren't part of the presuppositions of 'all ravens are black' [Harré]