“You could argue that Occam’s Razor has worked in the past, and is therefore likely to continue to work in the future. But this, itself, appeals to a prediction from Occam’s Razor.”
It seems to me like it is more of an appeal to induction. (Granted the problem Hume raised about induction, but also granted Hume’s [and my own] defection to practicality.)
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“You could argue that Occam’s Razor has worked in the past, and is therefore likely to continue to work in the future. But this, itself, appeals to a prediction from Occam’s Razor.”
It seems to me like it is more of an appeal to induction. (Granted the problem Hume raised about induction, but also granted Hume’s [and my own] defection to practicality.)