Hume does not challenge that induction is performed by the human mind automatically, but rather hopes to show more clearly how much human inference depends on inductive—not a priori—reasoning. He does not deny future uses of induction, but shows that it is distinct from deductive reasoning, helps to ground causation, and wants to inquire more deeply into its validity. Hume offers no solution to the problem of induction himself. He prompts other thinkers and logicians to argue for the validity of induction as an ongoing dilemma for philosophy. A key issue with establishing the validity of induction is that one is tempted to use an inductive inference as a form of justification itself. This is because people commonly justify the validity of induction by pointing to the many instances in the past when induction proved to be accurate. For example, one might argue that it is valid to use inductive inference in the future because this type of reasoning has yielded accurate results in the past. However, this argument relies on an inductive premise itself—that past observations of induction being valid will mean that future observations of induction will also be valid. Thus, many solutions to the problem of induction tend to be circular.
hume does not challenge that induction is performed by the human mind automatically but rather hopes to show more clearly how much human inference depends on inductive—not a priori—reasoning he does not deny future uses of induction but shows that it is distinct from deductive reasoning helps to ground causation and wants to inquire more deeply into its validity hume offers no solution to the problem of induction himself he prompts other thinkers and logicians to argue for the validity of induction as an ongoing dilemma for philosophy a key issue with establishing the validity of induction is that one is tempted to use an inductive inference as a form of justification itself this is because people commonly justify the validity of induction by pointing to the many instances in the past when induction proved to be accurate for example one might argue that it is valid to use inductive inference in the future because this type of reasoning has yielded accurate results in the past however this argument relies on an inductive premise itself—that past observations of induction being valid will mean that future observations of induction will also be valid thus many solutions to the problem of induction tend to be circular