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  • Essay / Understanding induction problems By David Hume

    Understanding induction problems. An English philosopher, CD Broad, once said: “Induction is the glory of science and the scandal of philosophy.” Using inductive reasoning, one can make judgments based on a series of observations. Another way to explain it is: Induction is a process by which the validity of a concept could be justified using various other observations or concepts. Many great philosophers have attempted to solve the problem of induction. The problem is to justify the methods used to deal with this problem or, as David Hume describes it, "cases of which we have had no experience are like those of which we have had experience" (THN, 89). David Hume is a philosopher who attempted to solve the problem of induction. In this article, the problem of induction will be discussed using Hume's point of view, and then a pragmatic approach will be used to rationally explain the use of induction. There are two types of reasoning to explain an observation; deductive and inductive. The first is a top-down approach and the second is a bottom-up approach. Deductive reasoning connects arguments that will induce a conclusion and if the reasoning put forward is true, then the conclusion reached will ultimately also be true. A good way to explain this is: a known fact is that multiples of 5 end in 5 or 0, and 55 ends in 5, so 55 is divisible by 5. Here, "multiples of 5 end in 5 or 0” is a premise and “55 ends with 5”. » is another. The conclusion that follows from these premises is that “55 is divisible by 5” because the number inherits the number 5 as the last digit. As stated earlier, inductive reasoning is a bottom-up approach, premises provide evidence for the truth of conclusions...... middle of paper ... while there is no certain proof. The decision to move forward with the concrete badge involved a likelihood of error and the decision was inevitably left to the judgment of the acting supervisor. Attempts have been made to show that although we cannot justify the use of induction by pure reason, we have practical or pragmatic reasons to do so. (University, 2014) A question posed by the problem of induction is why it needs to be solved and why it is worrying for philosophers. Just like Goodman's new induction conundrum and his crane concept, we will never face a problem like this. Yet all philosophers seek theories to resolve anomalies related to reasoning and justification. Our everyday concepts that have been used are because of our pragmatic approach towards them, philosophers always try to explain it using exact facts..