Induction Ain’t What It Used to Be
Skepticism Aabout the Future of Induction
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https://doi.org/10.55613/jeet.v30i1.85Abstract
We argue that, in all probability, the universe will become less predictable. This assertion means that induction, which some scientists conceive of as a tool for predicting the future, will become less useful. Our argument claims that the universe will increasingly come under intentional control, and objects that are under intentional control are typically less predictable than those that are not. We contrast this form of skepticism about induction, "Skeptical-Dogmatism," with David Hume's Pyrrhonian skepticism about induction.
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Induction Ain’t What It Used to Be: Skepticism Aabout the Future of Induction. (2020). Journal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies, 30(1), 11-28. https://doi.org/10.55613/jeet.v30i1.85
