What Is the Problem of Induction?
Inductive problem The question of whether inductive reasoning is correct or under what conditions. It can also be expressed as a question of whether the general statement based on experience is correct. There are three levels of meaning: (1) General proven question: Why is it reasonable to accept some conclusions of inductive reasoning? Why is it reasonable to apply some rules of inductive reasoning? (2) The question of comparison: Why is one inductive conclusion better supported than the other? Why is one rule of inductive reasoning more credible than another? (3) The question of analysis: What makes some inductive reasoning reasonably acceptable? What is the superior criterion of one rule for inductive reasoning over another? In the 18th century, the British philosopher Hume first proposed the problem of induction, hence the name "Hume problem". [1]