Hume's problem solved : the optimality of meta-induction / Gerhard Schurz.

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Main Author: Schurz, Gerhard, 1956- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, MA ; London, England : MIT Press, 2019.
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Table of Contents:
  • The problem of induction
  • On failed attempts to solve the problem of induction
  • The significance of Hume's problem for contemporary epistemology
  • Are probabilistic justifications of induction possible?
  • A new start: meta-induction, optimality justifications, and prediction games
  • Kinds of meta-inductive strategies and their performance
  • Generalizations and extensions
  • Philosophical conclusions and refinements
  • Defense against objections
  • Interdisciplinary applications
  • Conclusion and outlook: optimality justifications as a philosophical program.