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Induction Without the Uniformity Principle
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Induction Without the Uniformity Principle

May 12, 2015 John 3
Mill Came to Bury Induction, Not to Praise It
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Mill Came to Bury Induction, Not to Praise It

Feb 11, 2015 John 3
Jacopo Zabarella, <em>On Methods</em> and <em>On Regressus</em>
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Jacopo Zabarella, On Methods and On Regressus

Apr 17, 2014 John 0
The History of Scientific Methods, Pythagoras to Popper
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The History of Scientific Methods, Pythagoras to Popper

Jan 26, 2012 John 0
Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Guns
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Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Guns

Jun 29, 2016 John 5
The History of Induction
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The History of Induction

Mar 12, 2015 John 0
The Sources of Mill’s View of Ratiocination and Induction
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The Sources of Mill’s View of Ratiocination and Induction

Jan 29, 2015 John 0
Induction in the Socratic Tradition
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Induction in the Socratic Tradition

Apr 22, 2014 John 1

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Reviving Material Theories of Induction
Induction Publications 

Reviving Material Theories of Induction

Jul 11, 2020 John 0

John D. Norton says philosophers have been led astray for thousands of years by their attempt to treat induction formally.

Induction Without the Uniformity Principle
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Induction Without the Uniformity Principle

May 12, 2015 John 3
The History of Induction
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The History of Induction

Mar 12, 2015 John 0
Mill Came to Bury Induction, Not to Praise It
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Mill Came to Bury Induction, Not to Praise It

Feb 11, 2015 John 3
Analytic Statements and Organic Concepts
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Analytic Statements and Organic Concepts

Nov 12, 2014 John 0

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Medieval Transmission and Humanist Solution to the Scandal of Philosophy
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Medieval Transmission and Humanist Solution to the Scandal of Philosophy

Nov 28, 2016 John 0

Fordham University, Center for Medieval Studies, December 6, 2016

Oct. 22 in NYC — Rights in America: A History
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Oct. 22 in NYC — Rights in America: A History

May 12, 2016 John 0
Universal Laws and the Case of Cholera
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Universal Laws and the Case of Cholera

Dec 2, 2015 John 0
The Other Kind of Induction
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The Other Kind of Induction

Nov 1, 2014 John 0
Myths in the History of Induction
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Myths in the History of Induction

Dec 5, 2013 John 0

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History of ‘Temperature’: Maturation of a Measurement Concept
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History of ‘Temperature’: Maturation of a Measurement Concept

Aug 27, 2020 John 0

The accepted manuscript for this conceptual etymology of “temperature,” to be published in Annals of Science, is below.

Reviving Material Theories of Induction
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Reviving Material Theories of Induction

Jul 11, 2020 John 0
Ockham on Induction
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Ockham on Induction

Sep 18, 2017 John 0
Induction in the Renaissance
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Induction in the Renaissance

May 26, 2016 John 0
Sgarbi, <em>The Aristotelian Tradition and the Rise of British Empiricism</em>
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Sgarbi, The Aristotelian Tradition and the Rise of British Empiricism

May 25, 2016 John 0

Ethics and PoliticsView All

Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Gay Marriage
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Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Gay Marriage

Jul 4, 2015 John 0

A proper defense of gay marriage requires distinguishing the natural right to marry and the civil right to a civil marriage.

How to Think Through and Argue About Public Policies
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How to Think Through and Argue About Public Policies

Apr 14, 2015 John 0
Free Will: A Kind of Will
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Free Will: A Kind of Will

Jan 13, 2015 John 1
Ethics: The Science for Finding Happiness
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Ethics: The Science for Finding Happiness

Dec 12, 2014 John 1
I Have a Right. Don’t Try to Stop Me.
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I Have a Right. Don’t Try to Stop Me.

Oct 10, 2014 John 0
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New Libertarians: New Promoters of a Welfare State

New Libertarians: New Promoters of a Welfare State

Apr 13, 2014 John 3 Comments
Resignation from the Boards of ARI and the Anthem Foundation

Resignation from the Boards of ARI and the Anthem Foundation

Sep 3, 2010 John 1 Comment
How Best to Attack Ayn Rand’s System

How Best to Attack Ayn Rand’s System

Dec 10, 2013 John No Comments
Stop Pirating Copyrighted Course Readings

Stop Pirating Copyrighted Course Readings

Aug 12, 2014 John 2 Comments
The History of Induction

The History of Induction

Mar 12, 2015 John No Comments
Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Guns

Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Guns

Jun 29, 2016 John 5 Comments
Key to Induction: Distinguish General and Universal

Key to Induction: Distinguish General and Universal

Jun 11, 2014 John No Comments
Initiation of the Use of Physical Force

Initiation of the Use of Physical Force

Nov 12, 2013 John 3 Comments
A Dog-Eat-Dog World: Rand vs. Rawls

A Dog-Eat-Dog World: Rand vs. Rawls

Mar 24, 2014 John 3 Comments
Induction Without the Uniformity Principle

Induction Without the Uniformity Principle

May 12, 2015 John 3 Comments
The History of Scientific Methods, Pythagoras to Popper

The History of Scientific Methods, Pythagoras to Popper

Jan 26, 2012 John No Comments
History of ‘Temperature’: Maturation of a Measurement Concept

History of ‘Temperature’: Maturation of a Measurement Concept

Aug 27, 2020 John
Reviving Material Theories of Induction

Reviving Material Theories of Induction

Jul 11, 2020 John
Ockham on Induction

Ockham on Induction

Sep 18, 2017 John
Medieval Transmission and Humanist Solution to the Scandal of Philosophy

Medieval Transmission and Humanist Solution to the Scandal of Philosophy

Nov 28, 2016 John
Fordham University’s Medieval Fellow, 2016–7

Fordham University’s Medieval Fellow, 2016–7

Aug 4, 2016 John
Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Guns

Natural Rights, Civil Rights, and Guns

Jun 29, 2016 John
Induction in the Renaissance

Induction in the Renaissance

May 26, 2016 John
Sgarbi, <em>The Aristotelian Tradition and the Rise of British Empiricism</em>

Sgarbi, The Aristotelian Tradition and the Rise of British Empiricism

May 25, 2016 John
Oct. 22 in NYC — Rights in America: A History

Oct. 22 in NYC — Rights in America: A History

May 12, 2016 John
Contemporary Civilization

Contemporary Civilization

May 11, 2016 John
Universal Laws and the Case of Cholera

Universal Laws and the Case of Cholera

Dec 2, 2015 John
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