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What is the problem with using an ideal model to find general laws and principles?
What is the problem with using an ideal model to find general laws and principles?
- It is impossible to formulate general principles and laws based on experiences and observations (correct)
- It is difficult to find a starting point for the argument
- It is challenging to study all observed phenomena of type A
- It is uncertain whether all observed phenomena can be included in the general law
What is the induction problem discussed in the text?
What is the induction problem discussed in the text?
- The challenge of studying all roses that grow on Earth
- The uncertainty of inferring a general principle or law from a limited set of observations (correct)
- The difficulty of finding a limited set of observed phenomena of type A
- The possibility of finding purple roses in the future
Why can't we conclude that all roses are red, even if we study all roses that grow on Earth?
Why can't we conclude that all roses are red, even if we study all roses that grow on Earth?
- It is impossible to study all roses that grow on Earth
- There were purple roses in the past
- Florists will come up with a purple flower that is a rose
- The general law of roses being red cannot be deduced from observed phenomena (correct)
What do positivists believe about formulating general principles and laws?
What do positivists believe about formulating general principles and laws?
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How have most positivists reacted to the induction problem?
How have most positivists reacted to the induction problem?
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