An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry: Contemporary and Classical SourcesJoseph Margolis |
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... inductive infer- ence is only given if we can show that inductive inference must lead to success . In other words , Hume believed that any justified application of the inductive inference presupposes a demonstration that the conclusion ...
... inductive infer- ence is only given if we can show that inductive inference must lead to success . In other words , Hume believed that any justified application of the inductive inference presupposes a demonstration that the conclusion ...
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... inductive processes are , by deductive standards , invalid ; the premises never entail the conclusions . Now inductive processes are notoriously important in the formation of beliefs and expectations about everything which lies beyond ...
... inductive processes are , by deductive standards , invalid ; the premises never entail the conclusions . Now inductive processes are notoriously important in the formation of beliefs and expectations about everything which lies beyond ...
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... inductive ' , of doing this . However , someone might object : ' Surely it is possible , though it might be foolish , to use methods utterly different from accredited scientific ones . Suppose a man , whenever he wanted to form an ...
... inductive ' , of doing this . However , someone might object : ' Surely it is possible , though it might be foolish , to use methods utterly different from accredited scientific ones . Suppose a man , whenever he wanted to form an ...
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PHILOSOPHICAL PERPLEXITY | 33 |
INTRODUCTION | 44 |
Religious Disputes | 99 |
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