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    It is not the case that Inductive inference is not drawn through a chain of ideas connected by mediating links characteristic of the faculty of reason

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    • 1.Kant argues that inductive inference presupposes a priori synthetic principles (e.g., causality) that are products of pure reason, not habit.
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    • 2.If the uniformity of nature is a transcendental condition of experience, then reason supplies the mediating link Hume claims is absent.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Peirce's abductive logic shows inference to the best explanation involves reason-governed rule selection, not mere associative custom.
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    • 2.If induction is reconstructible as a form of ampliative reasoning with normative inferential rules, it falls within the scope of reason's chain-linking function.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.The faculty of reason operates by connecting ideas through mediating links
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    • 2.Hume's argument reveals that inductive inference does not operate through such a chain
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