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Induction

  1. An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
    David Hume
    An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
    David Hume 1748

    These philosophical essays examine how people gain knowledge through experience and habit. A famous discussion asks whether reports of miracles can outweigh our experience of how nature works.

    3h 16m reading time

  2. The Problems of Philosophy
    Bertrand Russell
    The Problems of Philosophy
    Bertrand Russell 1912

    This short introduction to philosophy asks what we can know about the world around us. It begins with a table whose color and shape seem to change depending on where we stand.

    2h 54m reading time

  3. How We Think
    John Dewey
    How We Think
    John Dewey 1910

    This guide examines how people think and how schools can teach careful reasoning. One example turns bubbles on a washed glass into a small investigation.

    4h 16m reading time