Join us for a lecture by John D. Norton, a distinguished professor at the University of Pittsburgh.
This lecture will also be available via Zoom. Email philosophy@illinois.edu for a link.
How the Material Theory of Induction Dissolves the Problem of Induction
Hume's problem of induction, in its modern formulations, asserts that no universal rule of inductive inference can be justified since all such attempts are circular or trigger an infinite regress. The material theory of induction has no universal rules of inductive inference. The warrants for inductive inferences are supplied by background facts. Hume's problem is thereby dissolved since there are no universal rules of inductive inference to be justified. I will argue that attempts to revive the problem within the material theory fail.
See Chapter 6 "The Problem of Induction" in The Large-Scale Structure of Inductive Inference, BSPSopen. (Open access) https://sites.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/homepage/cv.html#material_large