Single Idea 16800

[catalogued under 14. Science / C. Induction / 4. Reason in Induction]

Full Idea

If an inference is inductive, then by definition it is underdetermined by the evidence and the rules of deduction.

Gist of Idea

An inductive inference is underdetermined, by definition

Source

Peter Lipton (Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd) [2004], 01 'Underd')

Book Reference

Lipton,Peter: 'Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd ed)' [Routledge 2004], p.7