“The Problem of Induction” (essay)
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“The Problem of Induction” is a seminal essay by Karl Popper in which he challenges traditional justifications of inductive reasoning and advances his philosophy of falsificationism in the philosophy of science.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Problem of Induction” (essay) Context triple: [Conjectures and Refutations, hasPart, “The Problem of Induction” (essay)]
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“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
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The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
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Hempel's paradox
Hempel's paradox is a famous problem in the philosophy of science that challenges our intuitions about confirmation by showing how evidence seemingly unrelated to a hypothesis can still count as confirming it.
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Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
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The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic is a foundational 19th-century work by John Venn that systematically explores the theory and methodology of inductive reasoning in logic and probability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Problem of Induction” (essay) Target entity description: “The Problem of Induction” is a seminal essay by Karl Popper in which he challenges traditional justifications of inductive reasoning and advances his philosophy of falsificationism in the philosophy of science.
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A.
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism”
“Two Dogmas of Empiricism” is a landmark philosophical essay that challenges the analytic–synthetic distinction and reductionism, reshaping 20th-century debates in epistemology and the philosophy of language.
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B.
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences
The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences is William Whewell’s major 19th-century work in the philosophy of science, elaborating a systematic account of scientific method and the role of induction in the development of scientific knowledge.
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C.
Hempel's paradox
Hempel's paradox is a famous problem in the philosophy of science that challenges our intuitions about confirmation by showing how evidence seemingly unrelated to a hypothesis can still count as confirming it.
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D.
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods
Carnap's continuum of inductive methods is a family of formal Bayesian-style confirmation functions that systematically vary how evidence updates degrees of belief in logical probability theory.
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E.
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic is a foundational 19th-century work by John Venn that systematically explores the theory and methodology of inductive reasoning in logic and probability.
- F. None of above. chosen
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philosophical essay
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work on philosophy of science ⓘ |
| advances | falsificationism ⓘ |
| argues |
corroboration is not confirmation
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inductive inferences cannot be logically justified ⓘ probability of universal statements cannot be increased by finite observations ⓘ scientific theories are never finally verified ⓘ scientific theories can only be falsified ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
basic statements
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corroboration ⓘ degree of falsifiability ⓘ testability ⓘ |
| author | Karl Popper ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
induction is a myth in the logic of science
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no amount of observational evidence can logically justify universal laws ⓘ science progresses through bold conjectures and severe attempts at refutation ⓘ |
| critiques |
inductive reasoning
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justification of induction by experience ⓘ probabilistic justification of induction ⓘ |
| discusses |
Hume’s problem of induction
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logical positivism ⓘ logical relations between theories and observations ⓘ probability theory ⓘ singular observational statements ⓘ universal statements in science ⓘ verificationism ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy of science ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary philosophy of science
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critical rationalist epistemology ⓘ methodology of scientific research programmes debate ⓘ |
| influencedBy | David Hume ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
confirmation
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corroboration ⓘ demarcation problem ⓘ falsificationism ⓘ induction ⓘ logical justification of induction ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ problem of induction ⓘ scientific method ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | critical rationalism ⓘ |
| positionInWorkOf | The Logic of Scientific Discovery ⓘ |
| proposes | falsifiability as criterion of demarcation ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Conjectures and Refutations ⓘ |
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