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    It is possible to conceive of the negation of the conclus... — Carmelics
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    Supports→There is no demonstrative argument for the uniformity principle (UP)

    It is possible to conceive of the negation of the conclusion of an inductive inference

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    The first horn of Hume’s argument, as formulated above, is aimed at establishing that there is no demonstrative argument for the UP. There are several ways people have attempted to show that the first horn does not definitively preclude a demonstrative or a priori argument for inductive inferences. One possible escape route from the first horn is to deny premise P3, which amounts to admitting the possibility of synthetic a priori propositions (section 3.1). Another possibility is to attempt

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