Can the Local Theory of Induction Solve the Problem of Induction?
摘要
The local theory of induction asserts that a set of inductions is licensed by a local uniformity principle in a domain, and that the local uniformity principle is justified by other sets of inductions and other local uniformity principles. I object that just as the global theory of induction confounds a means and an end, so the local theory of induction confounds a means and an end. Therefore, just as the global theory of induction leads to skepticism about inductions and the global uniformity principle, so the local theory of induction leads to skepticism about inductions and local uniformity principles.