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. TI-I[ PASSING OI] TI.IE POSSIDLEfcst to non-nllrnifcsr c:rscs is otlviously not vcry cliffcrcntfronl rltc rroIllcrtt of goirtq frorrr linor,",n t() tullino\\/11 orfronr rrst to futurc cascs. 'I'hc problcnr of dispositionsloolis strs;iciotrsly' lilcc onc of thc irhilosorhcr's oltlcstfricnds rrncl cncnlics: thc problcnr of incluction. Inclcccl,rlrc ru,o :rrc but rliffcrcnt rspccrs of thc gcrrcrrrl problcntof Procccrling fronr r givcrr sct of c:lscs t0 lr N,iclcr sct. TItccriticll qucstions tltrorrqhotrr :lrc thc silnrc: \\'hc11, 11{nv,u'll.t, i. such u tr:rnsiri

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TIIIJ NE\/ RIDDLE OF INDUCTION:1rc llly Ilcccss;lr) corltlcctiolls lr :rllt-lltt tllilf is :ttrotllcrsto ry.IIunlc's luls\vcr to thc qlrcrstion 11111, llrcrlicriorls rlrcrclltcd Io l)rst iipcricrrcc is rcIr'cslrirrfly tton-cosnlic.\Vhcn lur c\/cl.rt of onc l

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. TI{[ NE\V RIDDLI] OF INDUCTIONlrn)/onc clsc; irncl rllc cusicr cotlrsc of lcccltirrg ltl ullstlb-strlntixtc(l rln(l cvcr')

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. TII[ NEST RIDDLE OII INDUCTION, \vc (lrop ir rs irlr':tlicl. Justificlrion of gcrtcral rttlcs thusdcrivcs f ronr jtrdgntcttts rc!ccring or :tccc'rtittf prtrticul:lrdctlrrctivc infcrcttccs.This loolis 11',tgrarrtly circtrlrrr. I hrrvc slicl thrr clctltctivcinfcrcnccs rrc jtrstillccl by thcir cottforrnity to vrtlid gcn-

crr'rl nrlcs, lncl tlt:rt gcncrll rulcs rrc iustificcl by thcir con-formity to valicl infcrcnccs. Iltrt this circlc is e virttt

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. TIII] NEW RIDDLI OF INDUCTIONiltlscutntit-. [illrlttlr:rtc lttltl r';tlttllllc rrc:ttiscs rln lrollr-Irilirv rrstrirlly lc'rvc ccrtlin ftrrltlrtrltctltrtI qtrcstitlrrs ttn-totrcllcrl. Orrl' i1 \'cr.y rcccllr vc:lrs h:)s thcrc llcctt rlttycxplicit lrttl sysrcrtrlttic u'tlrl< ttptltt u'ltltt I c:rll thc corl-stnlcti\c tlrsli of cottfirlllrttioll tllcor\'.

3.'l'hc Cotstntcli'uc 7)r.t(' oI CoLtlirrrtntitttr'l-hcoryl-llc t:tsli of [orrrrtrlrrtirrq rtrlcs tllrrr clclirlc thc tiiflcrcrlccllctrvccrl r,:rlitl ltrttl irtr':tlitl intltrctivc illfcrcrrccs is trltlchlilic r.llc trrsli of tlclirrirtq:lll\/ tct'lll rvitlr:rrl cst:tlrlislrctlusilqc. II u,c sct-.tlttt ro tlclillc rltc tcrlll "rrcc", \r,'c trV t(]colnl)osc ()trt o[ :rlrc:ttly tttrclcrsfotltl rvorcls :rrr cxllrcssiot'trhlr rvill rtt1tl1l 1 llc f:rnlili:rr-,rlticcrs rltilt st:ut(l:lrtl uslrgcc:rlls trccs, ruttl tll:tt rvill llot rrllply ro olriccrs thrtr st:tlttl:trtlrrsrtqc rcfttscs to c:tll tl'ccs. r\ llroPosrtl th:rt lllainly'.'iolrrtcscirlrcl c,rltliriilrr is rcjcctctl; u'llilc rr tlclririon th:tr rllcctsrhcsc rcsts rrrrry [lc rrtklpfcrl :tntl usctl ro tlccitlc crscs tl]xtilrc ttot rtlrc:ttl1' sctrlc(l lr\' ',.rl.,'',t tls:lgc' -l'htrs thc inrcrlllry

1 u,c olrscn.'ct[ llct u,cclt t'tllcs of irltltctitlrl lttltl l)llrtictllilrI intluctivc in[crcnccs is sinrply llr] irlstlrlcc of this chrtrlc-'tcrisric dturl :rcljustlncltt l)ct\vccil ilcfillitirllt rrntl tlsrlgc',rt,ltcrclt,1, thc trs:rgc itrforllls thc tlcniriolt, rt'ltich ill ttlrtllgLriclcs cxtcllsion of thc usrgc.()f c()rrrsc tltis :rrllrrstnlcltt is it lilorc conrtlcx ltrllttcrtllrln Ihltvc inclicrrtctl. sonrctillcs, in thc illrcrcst,rf coll-\cnicncc or rhcorctic:rl trtility, rvc clclibcrltcly pcrrnit arlclinitiorr fo rult collrtfcr f