Re: Implications of Recent Developments in Network Science

On 11 Feb 2013, at 11:41, JAG <jaguarnight2012-/[email protected]> wrote:

> --- In [email protected], "hibbsa"  wrote:
>> Here's the extra implication to the domain of 'philosphy of science'  as
>> I see it.
> 
> Greetings to all.....
> 
> not exactyly a respond to the topic discussed here but here is another real-LEGIT implication to the domain of philosophy of science (that is, according to Hume's following idea):
> 
> "How is 'experimental reasoning' about causes and effects itself
> justified? In terms of deduction? that is impossible since the
> conclusion of inductive arguments are not deductively derivable from
> their premises. In terms of experimental reasoning? that is arguing
> in circle."
> -Hume

It isn't justified. Justification is unnecessary and impossible. See "The Beginning of Infinity" by David Deutsch and "Realism and the Aim of Science" by Karl Popper.

Alan