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IS INDUCTIVE INFERENCE JUSTIFIED?

This essay discusses on whether inductive inference is justified through basing the ideas of philosophers like David Humes, a Scottish philosopher. The paper also reviews various phenomenon based on conventional wisdom and experience, and Some scientific findings based on inductive derivations.

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IS INDUCTIVE INFERENCE JUSTIFIED? Induction or inductive logic is the kind of reasoning that moves from the confines of what we know to that which is uncertain. It entails drawing conclusions based on conventional phenomena generally taken to be true. The premises of an inductive argument provide some degree of probabilistic support to the conclusions derived without necessarily affirming its degree of truth. Induction involves ascribing ...





... posteriori or linguistic factors. There is a need for a priori justification for induction for any hope of a solution. The response to those who would object to an a priori justification in principle is for them to sketch a scheme by which such a justification might be formulated.
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Benjamin I.

Inductive reasoning has been used many scientists for so many years as a way of arriving at truth. Any philosophical or scientific inquiry may find the use of inductive reasoning extremely useful.




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