Sat 13 Oct, 2007 11:14 pm - Thanks, kennethamy. I understand the case you are making. But I would never get it out of Russell's writing. Or maybe his claim is subtler than I understand it to be. (view)
Sat 13 Oct, 2007 10:02 pm - [SIZE=50]I must still be confused. Or perhaps he has a bad way of making his point. Russell seems to say that principle of induction [/SIZE][SIZE=50]cannot be proven by experience.... (view)
Sat 13 Oct, 2007 09:17 pm - In The Problems of Philosophy, Russell discusses the principle of induction: roughly, if A and B have been found associated a great number of times, and never dissociated, the it is [I]probable[/I]... (view)
Sat 13 Oct, 2007 08:30 pm - I wanted to say hello and mention why I joined this forum. Last summer I started to read philosophy for recreation. I don't have any ambition of becoming a professional or making a... (view)
