ABSTRACT

First published in 2000. This present book is primarily a treatise on induction. As such its aim is to examine, in the light of standards of logical correctness, various types of argument which can be grouped under the common heading of induction.

chapter One|19 pages

Induction and Its Problems

chapter Two|31 pages

Preliminary Considerations on Logic

chapter Three|21 pages

The Form of Inductive Arguments Laws of Nature

chapter Four|45 pages

Induction and Elimination

chapter Five|11 pages

Induction and Deduction

chapter Six|27 pages

Induction and Definition

chapter Seven|56 pages

The Logic of Probability

chapter Eight|14 pages

Probability and Prediction

chapter Nine|38 pages

Probability and Laws of Nature

chapter Ten|29 pages

Induction and Inverse Probability