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indubitability See PRIVILEGED ACCESS.

induction, (1) in the narrow sense, inference to a generalization from...

induction, eliminative See INDUCTION.

induction, intuitive See ROSS.

induction mathematical. See MATHEMATICAL INDUCTIO.

induction, new riddle of See GRUE PARADOX.

induction, problem of See PROBLEM OF INDUCTION.

inductive clause See MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION.

inductive definition See DEFINITION.

inductive explanation See COVERING LAW MODEL.

inductive justification See JUSTIFICATION.

inductive probability See PROBABILITY.

inductivism a philosophy of science invented by Popper and P. K....

infallibility See PRIVILEGED ACCESS.

inference the process of drawing a conclusion from premises or assumptions,...

inference rule See LOGISTIC SYSTEM.

inference to the best explanation an inference by which one concludes that something is the...

inferential justification See FOUNDATIONALISM.

inferential knowledge a kind of 'indirect' knowledge, namely, knowledge based on or...

infima species (Latin 'lowest species'), a species that is not a genus of...

infinitary logic the logic of expressions of infinite length. Quine has advanced...

infinite, actual See ARISTOTLE.

infinite analysis, doctrine of See LEIBNIZ.

infinite regress argument a distinctively philosophical kind of argument purporting to show that...

infinity in set theory, the property of a set whereby it...

infinity, axiom of See SET THEORY.

informal fallacy an error of reasoning or tactic of argument that can...

informal logic also called practical logic, the use of logic to identify,...

information-theoretic semantics See PHILOSOPHY. OF MIN. information theory, also called communication theory,...

informed consent voluntary agreement in the light of relevant information, especially by...