I have not found something on LW arguing that induction is impossible, the Popperian position. I have read a bunch of stuff here (done some homework) and it seems to me to be in the inductivist tradition of Aristotelian philosophy. I know other people who say the same thing and LW’ers that I have talked to seem incredulous that induction is impossible. So if you claim not to be in this mainstream tradition, I don’t see how that can be and asking for material I cannot find is reasonable.
I’m pretty sure it’s a mistake to lump together everyone who says induction is possible as “the mainstream tradition”.
By that same logic, I could say “Popper is in the non-quantitative tradition, which is mainstream (in contrast to Bayesian epistemology)”. Reflecting one aspect of the mainstream, even a particularly important one, is still not sufficient for actually being mainstream.
I’m pretty sure it’s a mistake to lump together everyone who says induction is possible as “the mainstream tradition”.
They are all in the justificationist tradition, which is mainstream.
By that same logic, I could say “Popper is in the non-quantitative tradition, which is mainstream (in contrast to Bayesian epistemology)”. Reflecting one aspect of the mainstream, even a particularly important one, is still not sufficient for actually being mainstream.
You’re just arguing terminology. I don’t know what for. I was explaining what Brian meant.
Oops, I misread his “this mainstream tradition” as “the mainstream tradition”. Apologies.