Ruyant, Quentin (2019) The Inductive Route towards Necessity. Acta Analytica.
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Abstract
It is generally assumed that relations of necessity cannot be known by induction on experience. In this paper, I propose a notion of situated possibilities, weaker than nomic possibilities, that is compatible with an inductivist
epistemology for modalities. I show that assuming this notion, not only can relations of necessity be known by induction on our experience, but such relations cannot be any more underdetermined by experience than universal regularities. This means that any one believing in a universal regularity is as well warranted to believe in the corresponding relation of necessity.
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| Keywords: | Induction Modalities Necessity Underdetermination Epistemology | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Laws of Nature |
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| Depositing User: | Mr. Quentin Ruyant | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2019 16:47 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 02 Sep 2019 16:47 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 16398 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Acta Analytica | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12136-0... | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Laws of Nature |
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| Date: | August 2019 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16398 |
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