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An Aristotelian Account of InductionCreating Something from Nothing |
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A historical and critical account of "the problem of induction" from an Aristotelian perspective.
Through a study of argument, science, art, and human intelligence, Louis Groarke explores and builds on a line of Aristotelian thought that traces the origins of logic and knowledge to a mental creativity that is able to leap to insightful and truthful conclusions on the basis of restricted evidence.
In An Aristotelian Account of Induction Groarke discusses the intellectual process through which we access the "first principles" of human thought - the most basic concepts, the laws of logic, the universal claims of science and metaphysics, and the deepest moral truths. Following Aristotle and others, Groarke situates the first stirrings of human understanding in a creative capacity for discernment that precedes knowledge, even logic. Relying on a new historical study of philosophical theories of inductive reasoning from Aristotle to the twenty-first century, Groarke explains how Aristotle offers a viable solution to the so-called problem of induction, while offering new contributions to contemporary accounts of reasoning and argument and challenging the conventional wisdom about induction.
In recovering and developing philosophical ideas that have been largely overlooked or misrepresented by more recent sources, An Aristotelian Account of Induction makes a major contribution to the historical study of philosophy and to critical debate.
In An Aristotelian Account of Induction Groarke discusses the intellectual process through which we access the "first principles" of human thought - the most basic concepts, the laws of logic, the universal claims of science and metaphysics, and the deepest moral truths. Following Aristotle and others, Groarke situates the first stirrings of human understanding in a creative capacity for discernment that precedes knowledge, even logic. Relying on a new historical study of philosophical theories of inductive reasoning from Aristotle to the twenty-first century, Groarke explains how Aristotle offers a viable solution to the so-called problem of induction, while offering new contributions to contemporary accounts of reasoning and argument and challenging the conventional wisdom about induction.
In recovering and developing philosophical ideas that have been largely overlooked or misrepresented by more recent sources, An Aristotelian Account of Induction makes a major contribution to the historical study of philosophy and to critical debate.
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Part of the McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series (number 49 in series)
467 Pages, 6 x 9
16 tables
ISBN 9780773535961
December 2009
Formats: Paperback, Cloth, eBook
"This book is a breath of fresh air. I only wish that more philosophers were able to write in a style at once insightful and accessible." Paul Schollmeier, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
"Groarke ranges far and wide to find various threads to support his thesis that Aristotelian induction is an important and neglected kind of argument and that inductions in general can by and large be assimilated to Aristotelian induction. This is a very interesting book, and I learned a great deal reading it." H.V. Hansen, University of Windsor
"Groarke argues successfully both against the modern conception of induction and for a much more robust account built upon the Aristotelian tradition...by stepping outside the modern framework initiated by Hume and the assumptions inherent to it, he has broadened the range of discussion about the problem of induction." Paolo C. Biondi, University of Sudbury (Laurentian University)
"A brief review cannot do justice to this timely volume. In setting forth an Aristotelian account of induction, Groarke, well versed in contemporary literature, engages many a critic along the way ... Groarke's extensive study is a valuable contribution to contemporary Aristotelian literature, to say the least." Jude P. Dougherty, The Review of Metaphysics
"Overall, what Groarke says is provocative and inviting..." John P. McCaskey, Stanford University
"Groarke ranges far and wide to find various threads to support his thesis that Aristotelian induction is an important and neglected kind of argument and that inductions in general can by and large be assimilated to Aristotelian induction. This is a very interesting book, and I learned a great deal reading it." H.V. Hansen, University of Windsor
"Groarke argues successfully both against the modern conception of induction and for a much more robust account built upon the Aristotelian tradition...by stepping outside the modern framework initiated by Hume and the assumptions inherent to it, he has broadened the range of discussion about the problem of induction." Paolo C. Biondi, University of Sudbury (Laurentian University)
"A brief review cannot do justice to this timely volume. In setting forth an Aristotelian account of induction, Groarke, well versed in contemporary literature, engages many a critic along the way ... Groarke's extensive study is a valuable contribution to contemporary Aristotelian literature, to say the least." Jude P. Dougherty, The Review of Metaphysics
"Overall, what Groarke says is provocative and inviting..." John P. McCaskey, Stanford University
Louis Groarke is associate professor of philosophy, St. Francis Xavier University, and the author of The Good Rebel: Understanding Morality and Freedom and the co-editor (with Jonathan Lavery) of Literary Form, Philosophical Content: Historical Studies of Philosophical Genres.
Table of Contents
xiii
1 A New (Old) Theory of Induction 3
2 Before and after Hume 22
3 A “Deductive” Account of Induction 95
4 Five Levels of Induction 156
5 Moral Induction 226
6 Complete Syllogistic: The Hamiltonian Notation 254
7 A History of Intuitive Understanding 280
8 Creativity: The Art of Induction 325
9 Where Science Comes to an End 363
Bibliography 431
Index 451
xiii
1 A New (Old) Theory of Induction 3
2 Before and after Hume 22
3 A “Deductive” Account of Induction 95
4 Five Levels of Induction 156
5 Moral Induction 226
6 Complete Syllogistic: The Hamiltonian Notation 254
7 A History of Intuitive Understanding 280
8 Creativity: The Art of Induction 325
9 Where Science Comes to an End 363
Bibliography 431
Index 451
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