The Rationality of Induction

By: D. C. Stove

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Hardcover | 10 April 1986

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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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"...A very provocative work. Stove's lively polemics will stimulate much thought, and some irritation, by attacking cherished beliefs of almost every professional philosopher...Stove's arguments are clearly expressed and presuppose minimal technical knowledge, although they are subtle enough to keep philosophers busy trying to refute them..." CHOICE, November 1986

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Induction
Induction Presupposes Angels	p. 3
'The Problem of Justifying Induction'	p. 30
The Sceptical Thesis about Induction	p. 34
What Sort of Thing a Proof that Induction is Justified Would be	p. 44
An Attempt to Prove that Induction is Justified: the Relevance of Experience	p. 51
Another Attempt to Prove that Induction is Justified: the Law of Large Numbers	p. 55
Responses to These Attempts; and Responses to Them	p. 76
Why These Arguments do not Convince	p. 99
Probability
Introduction	p. 113
The Myth of Formal Logic	p. 115
Is Deductive Logic Empirical?	p. 145
Is the Theory of Logical Probability Groundless?	p. 178
Probability and Truth	p. 190
Glossary of Numbered Entries in the Text	p. 218
Bibliography	p. 226
Index	p. 229
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