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The last word on induction?
Erkenntnis 34 (1):73 - 82 (1991)
Abstract
Recent arguments of Watkins, one purporting to show the impossibility of probabilistic induction, and the other to be a solution of the practical problem of induction, are examined and two are shown to generate inconsistencies in his system. The paper ends with some reflections on the Bayesian theory of inductive inference.Author's Profile
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Scientific rationality and the problem of induction: Responses to criticisms.John Watkins - 1991 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 42 (3):343-368.
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Must the logical probability of laws be zero?C. Howson - 1973 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 24 (2):153-163.
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Popper, prior probabilities, and inductive inference.Colin Howson - 1987 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 38 (2):207-224.
On a recent objection to Popper and Miller's "disproof" of probabilistic induction.Colin Howson - 1989 - Philosophy of Science 56 (4):675-680.
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