Falsificationism and the Pragmatic Problem of Induction
Falsificationism and the Pragmatic Problem of Induction
Author(s): Danny FrederickSubject(s): Epistemology, Logic, Pragmatism
Published by: Filozofický ústav SAV
Keywords: Conjecture; falsification; induction; Karl Popper; pragmatic problem of induction; rational action;
Summary/Abstract: I explain how Karl Popper resolved the problem of induction but not the pragmatic problem of induction. I show that Popper's proposed solution to the pragmatic problem of induction is inconsistent with his solution to the problem of induction. I explain how Popper’s falsificationist epistemology can solve the pragmatic problem of induction in the same negative way that it solves the problem of induction.
Journal: Organon F
- Issue Year: 27/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 494-503
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English