new riddle of induction
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The new riddle of induction is Nelson Goodman’s influential philosophical problem that challenges traditional accounts of inductive reasoning by introducing the notion of “grue” and questioning how we justify projecting certain predicates into the future.
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| new riddle of induction canonical | 3 |
| Goodman's new riddle of induction | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epistemological problem
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philosophical problem ⓘ problem in philosophy of science ⓘ problem of induction ⓘ |
| aimsToShow |
that inductive justification depends on predicate choice
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that past regularities underdetermine future projections ⓘ |
| asks |
which predicates are projectible
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why some generalizations are lawlike and others are not ⓘ |
| challenges |
Humean problem of induction
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traditional accounts of induction ⓘ |
| contrastsPredicate |
green
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grue ⓘ |
| examines |
criteria for legitimate inductive inference
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distinction between natural and gerrymandered predicates ⓘ role of language in induction ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
choice of predicates in induction
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justification of inductive projections ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Nelson Goodman ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
confirmation
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entrenchment ⓘ grue ⓘ lawlike generalization ⓘ projectibility ⓘ |
| hasPublicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| hasStatus | influential in 20th-century analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bayesian approaches to induction
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theories of confirmation ⓘ work on natural kinds ⓘ |
| influencedField |
epistemology
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formal epistemology ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nelson Goodman ⓘ |
| involves |
confirmation of hypotheses
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entrenched predicates ⓘ time-dependent predicates ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
confirmation theory
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inductive reasoning ⓘ lawlikeness ⓘ projectibility ⓘ |
| proposedInWork | Fact, Fiction, and Forecast ⓘ |
| raisesIssue |
conventionality of predicate choice
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underdetermination of hypotheses by evidence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Goodman’s paradox
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grue paradox ⓘ problem of induction ⓘ |
| usesExample |
bleen
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grue ⓘ |
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Goodman's new riddle of induction
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Ravens paradox
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Goodman's new riddle of induction