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Hume’s theorem

Howson, Colin (2013) Hume’s theorem. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, 44 (3). pp. 339-346. ISSN 0039-3681

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2013.03.002

Abstract

A common criticism of Hume’s famous anti-induction argument is that it is vitiated because it fails to foreclose the possibility of an authentically probabilistic justification of induction. I argue that this claim is false, and that on the contrary, the probability calculus itself, in the form of an elementary consequence that I call Hume’s Theorem, fully endorses Hume’s argument. Various objections, including the often-made claim that Hume is defeated by de Finetti’s exchangeability results, are considered and rejected.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/studies-in-histor...
Additional Information: © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Divisions: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
Date Deposited: 17 Jul 2013 14:49
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 05:54
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/51044

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