¿Es posible justificar el principio de uniformidad de la naturaleza?
Is it possible to justify the principle of uniformity of nature?
Keywords:
David Hume, Argumentos escépticos, Inducción, Deducción, Principio de uniformidad de la naturaleza, Naturalismo, Pragmatismo. (es)Downloads
One of the theses that David Hume tries to show with his skeptical arguments about induction is the impossibility of justifying the principle of uniformity of nature. This article will seek to show: first, that Hume's argument for such a thesis is invalid. Second, that it is possible to construct a correct argument showing such a thesis. Third, that although it is impossible to justify the principle of uniformity of nature with a deductive argument, it is possible to construct a pragmatist justification for it that, in the end, may be complementary to the naturalistic justification offered by Hume. Such a pragmatic justification is all we can hope for in relation to the principle of the uniformity of nature.