AIJul 1, 2021
Proof of the impossibility of probabilistic induction
arXiv:2107.00749v1
AI Analysis
This is an incremental contribution to philosophical logic, addressing foundational issues in reasoning and probability theory.
The paper restates and simplifies an existing proof that probabilistic induction is impossible, building on prior work by Popper.
In this short note I restate and simplify the proof of the impossibility of probabilistic induction from Popper (1992). Other proofs are possible (cf. Popper (1985)).