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Explication of Inductive Probability

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Inductive probability is the logical concept of probability in ordinary language. It is vague but it can be explicated by defining a clear and precise concept that can serve some of the same purposes. This paper presents a general method for doing such an explication and then a particular explication due to Carnap. Common criticisms of Carnap’s inductive logic are examined; it is shown that most of them are spurious and the others are not fundamental.

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Maher, P. Explication of Inductive Probability. J Philos Logic 39, 593–616 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-010-9144-4

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