For Universal Rules, Against Induction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10704335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Worrall (0000-0001-5229-5152), John L Worrall (0000-0002-5565-3709, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 740-753 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/656823 |
| OpenAlex | W2012153497 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 11 |
This essay criticizes John Norton's 2010 defense of the thesis that “all induction is local.” Norton's local inductions are bound, if cogent, to involve general principles, and the need to accredit these general principles threatens to lead to all the usual problems associated with the ‘problem of induction’. Norton, in fact, recognizes this threat, but his responses are inadequate. The right response involves not induction but a sophisticated version of hypothetico-deduction. Norton's secondary thesis—that if there is a general account of cogent scientific reasoning, then it is certainly not the one supported by personalist Bayesians—is also criticized
Epistemology · Inductive reasoning · Mathematical economics · Sociology · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |