The Problem of Induction
· cached · Essay by Karl Popper, arguing that there is no such thing as inductive inference. Conjectures
· cached · PhD thesis of Peter Flach, investigating the `logic of induction' from philosophical and machine-learning perspectives. Mathematical Induction
· cached · Lecture notes by Peter Suber, explaining the difference between inductive inference and mathematical induction (which is a species of deductive inference). Confirmation Theory
· cached · Article by Michael Huemer defending inductive inference against Hume's argument by appeal to `inference to the best explanation', contrasting his approach to those of Goodman and Hempel. Presuppositions and the Paradoxes of Confirmation
· cached · Discussion by Michael Beaney in Disputatio of a paradox of confirmation due to Mark Sainsbury.
