Abstract
Lewis’ argument for an “a priori analytical” justification of induction can be summarized in the following syllogism:
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If something exists, then we can make some true empirical generalization,
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Something exists,
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Ergo, we can make some true empirical generalization.
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Mind and the World-Order, 378.
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© 1969 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Cheng, CY. (1969). Concluding Remarks on Lewis’ “A Priori Analytical” Justification of Induction. In: Peirce’s and Lewis’s Theories of Induction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9367-2_13
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