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ПРОБЛЕМА ОПРАВДАНИЯ ИНДУКЦИИ (метафизический и прагматический подходы)
PROBLEM OF INDUCTION JUSTIFICATION (metaphysical and pragmatic approaches)

Author(s): Sergey Lebedev
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Петрозаводский государственный университет
Keywords: induction; justification; rationality; probability; logical empirism; pragmatism; truth

Summary/Abstract: A classical epistemological problem, posed by Hume, is under investigation. The following questions are considered: Is it possible to justify the use of induction in everyday life? Can we justify induction as a way of synthesis of empirical evidence or a basis for the prediction of new facts? These results enrich a tradition of philosophical understanding of science, contributing by this to the elucidation of specific scientific knowledge