Induction As A General Law Or Principle From The...

The Oxford English Dictionary refers to induction as, the process of inferring a general law or principle from the observation of particular instances (Induction). Despite their reasoning’s, philosophers such as Hume and Popper have publicly voiced their disagreement and concerns with induction. Hume’s concern with casual connection and the uncertainty of something when individual has not personally experienced that given experience has lead me to contemplate the arguments brought forward by both Hume and Popper and in the end side with the both of them and disagree with induction. What is Induction? Induction is the generally held belief that scientific knowledge derives its justification by being based on generalization from†¦show more content†¦Deduction on the other hand, works from the more general knowledge to the specific. In deductive reasoning you start out with a general statement, or hypothesis, and examine the possibilities to reach a specific, logical conclusion. The scientific method is an example of deductive reasoning. A specific example of deductive reasoning would be saying that: all oranges are fruit and all fruit grows on trees, therefore, all oranges grow on trees. It is assumed that the premises â€Å"All oranges are fruit† and â€Å"All fruit grows on trees† are true. Therefore, the conclusion is logical and true. Deductive inference conclusions are certain provided the premises are also true. If the generalization is wrong, the conclusion may be logical, but it may also be untrue. Inductive reasoning, though, faces two problems. The first problem of induction is that regardless of how many impartial observations are recorded, a prediction of a future event will never be completely certain. For example, we can never be completely certain that the sun will rise every morning, even though you know that the sun has risen everyday in the past there can be no certainty that it will rise tomorrow - to be certain, it must be known that the law of nature is absolute. Regardless of this, we bring inductive reasoning into our everyday lives and, it seems, if we