21 MAR 2012 by ideonexus Looking to the Present to Understand the Past
Oceans have always had waves, streams have always worn down rocks, and other natural laws have always been the same throughout time.
Folksonomies: induction

24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Inferring the Universe From Our Limited Perspective
We are like the inhabitants of a drop of water, unable to imagine other elements and molecules outside of it.
Folksonomies: induction

13 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Experiment is the Only Means for Learning About Nature
Induction is fine, but observation keeps things within ourselves, experimentation takes us outside of ourselves.
Folksonomies: observation,experiment,induction

12 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Induction VS Philosophizing
Induction studies nature and finds laws that produce natural effects for anyone to see, philosophy pretends to account for the appearances of natural effects.
Folksonomies: naturalism,induction

11 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Newton's Discovery of Gravity as an Example of Induction in Science
He extended the force pulling everything down to the Earth out to the Moon, then to the Sun, and then the planets to see how our solar system really works.
Folksonomies: philosophy,astronomy,induction

14 SEP 2011 by ideonexus The Problem of Induction
Is not a problem if we accept empirical generalizations from past experiences as continuing to prove true in the future.
Folksonomies: philosophy,empiricism,induction