Category Archives: Baslik 5: Induksiyon

  After reading a certain amount of philosophy, it is easy to become confused as to exactly whatthe problem of induction is. For our purposes, however, the problem of induction is very simpleand straightforward. Why is it justified for a … Continue reading →

   The American philosopher Charles S. Peirce founded a vast philosophical system on theprinciple of "the tendency to take habits." By this he meant, roughly, the following:Peirce’s Principle: Unless restrained by the extension of another habit, a habit will tend … Continue reading →

 The strengthened Peirce’s principle is only a beginning. It is a basic philosophical assumptionwhich ensures the possibility of intelligence through pattern recognition. All the standardmathematical methods for predicting the future are based on probability theory. In this section I will … Continue reading →

    In conclusion, let us now return to the question of intelligence. Assuming that the world isunpredictable and yet possesses the tendency to take habits to a significant degree, let us ask:how should a system act in order to approximately … Continue reading →