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Howson, Colin

 
9780198250388: Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief
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ISBN 10: 019825038X ISBN 13: 9780198250388
Editorial: Clarendon Press, 2003

Sinopsis

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.

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

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Editorial
Clarendon Press
Año de publicación
2003
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
019825038X
ISBN 13 
9780198250388
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Número de páginas
272
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