Crossing Levels: Meta-induction and the Problem of Induction.
Gerhard Schurz claims to have a solution to Hume's problem of induction based on results from machine learning concerning meta-induction. His argument has two steps. The first is to establish a justification for following a certain meta-inductive strategy based on its predictive optimality. The seco...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 90; no. 4; pp. 985 - 994 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2023
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| Sumario: | Gerhard Schurz claims to have a solution to Hume's problem of induction based on results from machine learning concerning meta-induction. His argument has two steps. The first is to establish a justification for following a certain meta-inductive strategy based on its predictive optimality. The second step is to show how this justification can be transferred to object-induction. I unpack the second step and fail to find a convincing argument supporting the transfer of justification from meta-induction to object-induction. My conclusion is that the problem of induction has not yet been solved by appeal to meta-induction. |
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