The Material Theory of Induction
Description
The burden of a theory of inductive inference is to determine which inductive inferences are good and why they are so. This book argues against the assumption that inductive inference can be accommodated in a single universally applicable account, instead proposing that each domain has an inductive logic determined by prevailing facts. Deeply researched and richly illustrated with real-world examples, it will initiate a new tradition in the analysis of inductive inference.
Reviews
This book is the most novel, thought-provoking, and stimulating work on induction in a generation.
- William Peden, BJPS Review of Books
The Material Theory of Induction is a key contribution to the philosophy of induction, and it is a must-read for all philosophers working on inductive logic and epistemology. Norton’s text is thought provoking, original, and incredibly influential.
- University of Toronto Quarterly