Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief

Colin Howson

ISBN 10: 019825038X / ISBN 13: 9780198250388

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2003

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• Titel: Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 019825038X
• ISBN-13: 9780198250388
• Einband: Paperback / softback
• Zustand: New

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In the mid-eighteenth century David Hume argued that successful prediction tells us nothing about the truth of the predicting theory. But physical theory routinely predicts the values of observable magnitudes within very small ranges of error. The chance of this sort of predictive success without a true theory suggests that Hume's argument is flawed. However, Colin Howson argues that there is no flaw and examines the implications of this disturbing conclusion; he also offers a solution to one of the central problems of Western philosophy, the problem of induction.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Colin Howson is Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics.