The Metainductive Justification of Induction: The Pool of Strategies

Philosophy of Science 86 (5):981-992 (2019)
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This article poses a challenge to Schurz’s proposed metainductive justification of induction. It is argued that Schurz’s argument requires a notion of optimality that can deal with an expanding pool of prediction strategies.

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Tom F. Sterkenburg
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