Historical inductions meet the material theory
Historical inductions, that is, the pessimistic metainduction and the problem of unconceived alternatives, are critically analyzed via John D. Norton’s material theory of induction and subsequently rejected as noncogent arguments. It is suggested that the material theory is amenable to a local versi...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2019
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| Summary: | Historical inductions, that is, the pessimistic metainduction and the problem of unconceived alternatives, are critically analyzed via John D. Norton’s material theory of induction and subsequently rejected as noncogent arguments. It is suggested that the material theory is amenable to a local version of the pessimistic metainduction, for example, in the context of some medical studies. © 2019 by the Philosophy of Science Association. All rights reserved. |
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| ISBN: | 00318248 (ISSN) |
| DOI: | 10.1086/705524 |