Hume's Problem: Induction and the Justification of Belief [Book Review]

Hume Studies 29 (1):155-162 (2003)
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Hume's Problem comprises two main projects: defending Hume's argument about induction against a dozen or so purported answers, and laying out a logic of induction that incorporates Hume's great insight in a formal theory. In this review, I will look at several instances of Howson's defense of Hume; then I will sketch the broad outlines of Howson's own "answer," the details of which are myriad and sometimes technical.

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10.1353/hms.2011.0145

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