Categories related to Society: Philosophy: Philosophy of Logic: Problem of Induction: Computers: Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning (243) Websites on Problem of Induction: Confirmation Theory Article by Michael Huemer defending inductive inference against Hume's argument by appeal to `inference to the best explanation', contrasting his approach to those of Goodman and Hempel. Conjectures PhD thesis of Peter Flach, investigating the `logic of induction' from philosophical and machine-learning perspectives. Mathematical Induction Lecture notes by Peter Suber, explaining the difference between inductive inference and mathematical induction (which is a species of deductive inference). The Problem of Induction Essay by Karl Popper, arguing that there is no such thing as inductive inference. Presuppositions and the Paradoxes of Confirmation Discussion by Michael Beaney in Disputatio of a paradox of confirmation due to Mark Sainsbury. [PDF] (May, 1999)
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