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    It is not the case that Hume's Copy Principle is not 'certain' as Hume claims

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    • 1.Hume's argument for the Copy Principle is inductive in form
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    • 2.An inductive argument cannot establish certainty
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Reid documents counterexamples where simple impressions of touch and temperature resist accurate ideational copying, violating universality.
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    • 2.A universal claim fails certainty if a single well-documented counterinstance exists, as Leibniz's criterion of necessary truth requires no exceptions.
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    • 3.Hume's own analysis of the missing shade of blue acknowledges the Copy Principle admits exceptions, which he never adequately reconciles with its claimed certainty.
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    • 1.Hume's own skepticism about induction undermines any inductive basis for certainty, creating a self-defeating epistemological position.
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    • 2.A principle cannot be 'certain' if its justification relies on the very type of reasoning Hume identifies as incapable of yielding necessity.
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