Proof of the impossibility of probabilistic induction

07/01/2021
by   Vaden Masrani, et al.
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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)).

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