Shifting the Paradigm : Alternative Perspectives on Induction.
Induction is the logical process we use to arrive at general claims, scientific laws, definitions, and predictions. This book offers state-of-the-art essays by experts who argue against the prevailing Humean view of inductive reasoning as an unreliable, enumerative argument. They present alternative...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2014.
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| Series: | Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis.
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| Summary: | Induction is the logical process we use to arrive at general claims, scientific laws, definitions, and predictions. This book offers state-of-the-art essays by experts who argue against the prevailing Humean view of inductive reasoning as an unreliable, enumerative argument. They present alternative accounts in line with an on-going tradition that includes authors such as Socrates, Aristotle, the Scholastics, Goethe, Lonergan, and Rescher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (544 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110369113 3110369117 9783110340273 3110340275 3110347776 9781306935807 1306935806 9783110347777 |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |