The Problem of Induction
The Problem of Induction
The Problem of Induction
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PHLA10 12<strong>The</strong> <strong>Problem</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Induction</strong>●●●●●●Two (closely related) forms <strong>of</strong> induction(1) Generalization (GEN)– example: All observed mammals have hair; thereforeall mammals have hair.(2) Prediction (PRED)– example: All observed reptiles are cold blooded;therefore the next reptile to be observed will be coldblooded.Obviously (GEN) and (PRED) are not deductively validargument forms.But it seems intuitively obvious that the premises give usa good reason to believe the conclusionHume argues that this intuition is unsupportable andwrong