Full Idea
Induction can be seen as inference to the best explanation, where the explanation is a law.
Gist of Idea
Induction is inference to the best explanation, where the explanation is a law
Source
Alexander Bird (Philosophy of Science [1998], Ch.3)
Book Reference
Bird,Alexander: 'Philosophy of Science' [UCL Press 2000], p.119
A Reaction
I like this. I increasingly think of explanation as central to rational thought, as the key route for empiricists to go beyond their immediate and verifiable experience. Laws can be probabilistic.