X 253 - Inductive Reasoning

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Indiana University-Bloomington

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Description:

Hume argued that there is no rational inference from our past experience of the sun's rising to the prediction that it will rise tomorrow.What do philosophers today say about the problem of induction This course shows how probability theory and other formal devices can be used to model inductive inferences. Credit not given for both X253 and PHIL P253.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.iub.edu

Phone Number:

(812) 855-4848

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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