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Problem of induction, an Uncommon card
The problem of induction is a philosophical problem that questions the rationality of predictions about unobserved things based on previous observations.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 127
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 57,000
Power 127 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Problem of induction quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Problem of induction card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These inferences from the observed to the ______ are known as "inductive inferences".
Answer
unobserved. These inferences from the observed to the unobserved are known as "inductive inferences". From the Problem of induction article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
David Hume, who first formulated the problem in ____, argued that there is no non-circular way to justify inductive inferences, while he acknowledged that everyone does and must make such inferences.
Answer
1730s. David Hume, who first formulated the problem in 1739, argued that there is no non-circular way to justify inductive inferences, while he acknowledged that everyone does and must make such inferences. From the Problem of induction article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- These inferences from the observed to the unobserved are known as "inductive inferences".
- David Hume, who first formulated the problem in 1739, argued that there is no non-circular way to justify inductive inferences, while he acknowledged that everyone does and must make such inferences.
- The traditional inductivist view is that all claimed empirical laws, either in everyday life or through the scientific method, can be justified through some form of reasoning.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Problem of induction article was read about 57,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Problem of induction (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Schanlaub from Lafayette,IN, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
