PHIL 1000H Lecture 11: The Problem of Induction (Nov. 3)
4 Apr 2016
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Noted as the greatest philosopher to write in english. No accepted answer to the problem hume proposes. Generalization from instances (specific knowledge to general concepts) Using personal encounters or data to conclusions. Assuming off of what you have observed to what you have not. The sun has risen every morning = the sun will rise tomorrow. Premises can be true while conclusions can be false. Premise may logically entail the conclusion, the premise offers good reason. Induction proposes the most possible, not always correct. We hold assumptions about what remains true right now, but are also accounted onto occur in the future (ex. All inductive inferences, with no instances, are irrational. Past experience can provide no relevancy to the future. Hume suggests that induction is rational only if nature is uniform. All inductive inferences assume that the future will reflect the past.
