Logical Foundations of Induction

Logical Foundations of Induction

Author: Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr

Translated by: Talib H Janabi

Published by: University Press of London.

► The author argues against two main attempts to solve that problem—the Aristotelian/rationalist and the empiricist attempts, rejecting both as inadequate. He further argues for a new epistemological theory that distinguishes between an objective and a subjective axis along which knowledge can grow, based on an analysis of knowledge into an objective content and a subjective attitude. Objective growth relies on the theory of probability, while subjective growth is a matter of increasing certainty. Sadr’s solution of the problem of induction operates at the subjective level and fundamentally relies on an inadequate assumption. The project ultimately fails; but its execution is highly instructive and introduces new methods into Islamic philosophy.

Pages: 583

ISBN: 978 1 911120 00 1