New riddle of induction
Philosophical paradox introduced by Nelson Goodman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The new riddle of induction was presented by Nelson Goodman in Fact, Fiction, and Forecast as a successor to Hume's original problem. It presents the logical predicates grue and bleen which are unusual due to their time-dependence. Many have tried to solve the new riddle on those terms, but Hilary Putnam and others have argued such time-dependency depends on the language adopted, and in some languages it is equally true for natural-sounding predicates such as "green". For Goodman they illustrate the problem of projectible predicates and ultimately, which empirical generalizations are law-like and which are not.[1][2] Goodman's construction and use of grue and bleen illustrates how philosophers use simple examples in conceptual analysis.