The Rationality of Induction Contributor(s): Stove, David C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198247893 ISBN-13: 9780198247890 Publisher: Oxford University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1986 Annotation: Writing on the justification of certain inductive inferences, the author proposes that sometimes induction is justified and that arguments to prove otherwise are not cogent. In the first part he examines the problem of justifying induction, looks at some attempts to prove that it is justified, and responds to criticisms of these proofs. In the second part he deals with such topics as formal logic, deductive logic, the theory of logical probability, and probability and truth. |
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BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic - Philosophy | Epistemology |
Dewey: 161 |
LCCN: 85021434 |
Lexile Measure: 1280 |
Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.8" W x 8.74" (1.08 lbs) 238 pages |
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Publisher Description: Writing on the justification of certain inductive inferences, the author proposes that sometimes induction is justified and that arguments to prove otherwise are not cogent. In the first part he examines the problem of justifying induction, looks at some attempts to prove that it is justified, and responds to criticisms of these proofs. In the second part he deals with such topics as formal logic, deductive logic, the theory of logical probability, and probability and truth. |