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    Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief

     
    Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief

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    In the mid-eighteenth century David Hume argued that successful prediction tells us nothing about the truth of the predicting theory. But physical theory routinely predicts the values of observable magnitudes within very small ranges of error. The chance of this sort of predictive success without a true theory suggests that Hume's argument is flawed. However, Colin Howson argues that there is no flaw and examines the implications of this disturbing conclusion; he also offers a solution to one of the central problems of Western philosophy, the problem of induction.

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9780198250388
    Edition:
    Revised ed.
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    272
    Publication date:
    2003-06-05
    Publisher:
    Clarendon Press
    Manufacturer:
    Unknown
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780198250388
    Edition:
    Revised ed.
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    272
    Publication date:
    2003-06-05
    Publisher:
    Clarendon Press
    Manufacturer:
    Unknown

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