Commenting Jin Yuelin's Solution To Hume's Inductive Problem

Jin Yuelin was a philosopher and logician who systematically studied the inductive problem for the first time in China. Hume's doubt of induction not only made induction become a problem but also seriously undermined the original meaning and inherent dignity of scientific knowledge. Jin Yuelin stood for certificating science and solved inductive problem from logic and philosophy. Today denying objectivity of science become fashionable, Jin Yuelin's firm belief on science has important theoretical and practical senses. In addition, Jin Yuelin's creative thinking and analyze in his inductive defense programs have significant theoretical value as well. This thesis will study mainly Jin Yuelin's solution to Hume's inductive problem and make an objective and systematic elaboration and comments from the following aspects:Part one is about Hume's inductive problem. The background and contents of inductive problem. Western scholars researched inductive problem from time to time, but their solutions were unsuccessful, this Activated Yuelin to study and reflect Hume's inductive problem.Part two is about development of Jin Yuelin's inductive thoughts. Induction involves three questions. The development processes of Jin Yuelin's inductive thoughts. Jin Yuelin Contemplated inductive problem and thought that induction is unreasonable is that knowledge is unreasonable, that is, science makes no sense.Part three is about Jin Yuelin's solution to Hume's inductive problem. Jin Yuelin justified induction by criticizing Hume. Through"theory is inevitable, but practice is not inevitable", Jin Yuelin showed inductive reliability and scientific objectivity. Jin Yuelin justified the correctness of inductive principle and the objectivity of scientific knowledge from Logical and Philosophical aspects. By analyzing and answering the question about order, Jin Yuelin proved the reliability of induction and the objectivity of scientific knowledge.Part Four is about the evaluation on Jin Yuelin's inductive programs. The theoretical purpose of Jin Yuelin's inductive programs is to justify science. By comparing Yuelin's inductive programs with Mill's,Russell's and Reichenbach's, we can see the uniqueness of Jin Yuelin's programs, especially it provided science with the more powerful proof. Jin Yuelin's inductive programs have its contribution and defect. At last,the author shows some ideas about induction and speaks highly of Jin Yuelin's inductive programs , especially his firm belief on science.