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    Inductive inference is constitutive of what we mean by 'r... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Our expectation that the future will conform to the past is determined by custom and habit, not by reason or logical necessity.

    Inductive inference is constitutive of what we mean by 'rational belief formation' in empirical contexts, making it self-undermining to call it 'mere' habit.

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    • 1.Rational belief formation in empirical domains requires generalizing from observed cases to unobserved ones—induction's core function.
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    • 2.Calling induction 'mere habit' treats it as arbitrary pattern-matching, but it's actually a principled method with normative force.
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    • 3.Any alternative to induction (deduction alone, intuition) either fails to ground empirical knowledge or smuggles induction in covertly.
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    • 1.Induction's logical structure doesn't guarantee truth from premises; this validity gap persists regardless of how we conceptualize it.
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    • 2.Habits and rational methods aren't mutually exclusive—we can rationally endorse induction while acknowledging it's also a learned disposition.
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    • 3.Claiming induction is constitutive of rationality risks circularity: we justify induction by appealing to standards that presuppose induction.
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