Probabilistic induction and Hume's problem: Reply to Lange
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作者:
Okasha, S
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Univ York, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, EnglandUniv York, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
Okasha, S
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机构:
[1] Univ York, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
来源:
PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY
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2003年
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53卷
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212期
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D O I:
10.1111/1467-9213.00322
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B [哲学、宗教];
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01 ;
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摘要:
Marc Lange has criticized my assertion that relative to a Bayesian conception of inductive reasoning, Hume's argument for inductive scepticism cannot be run. I reply that the way in which Lange suggests one should run the Humean argument in a Bayesian framework ignores the fact that in Bayesian models of learning from experience, the domain of an agent's probability measure is exogenously determined. I also show that Lange is incorrect to equate probability distributions which 'support inductive inferences' with probabiliy distributions which assign probabiliy to contingent propositions/events.