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In this reading Salmon explains the problem of induction raised by David Hume and examines several answers to it, including inductive, probabilistic, and pragmatic solutions.
-Salmon thinks we should not give up trying to solve the problem of induction.
Ethical Relativism
The thesis that whatever a culture or a society holds about right and wrong is therefore correct, at least for members of that culture or society. See moral (or ethical) relativism.
Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th-century German philosopher known for his critique of traditional moral values and the concept of the "will to power."
Courageous Person
An individual who displays bravery and willingness to face fear, pain, risk/danger, uncertainty, or intimidation.
Ayn Rand
A 20th-century Russian-American writer and philosopher best known for her philosophy of Objectivism and her novels "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead."
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