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Resolving Hempel’s Raven Paradox

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:24 pm
by Philosophy Now
Fred Leavitt reveals how the whiteness of swans proves the blackness of ravens.

https://philosophynow.org/issues/19/Res ... en_Paradox

Re: Resolving Hempel’s Raven Paradox

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:41 pm
by jim pickles
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Re: Resolving Hempel’s Raven Paradox

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:04 pm
by HexHammer
There are some flaws in the reasoning, if the raven has dust bathed thus are not all black anymore and are grey, thus it's still a raven, but not black.
Or if someone has been cruel and painted it another color.

If the raven has genetic faults due to mutation, thus are not black.