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Look to David Hume and

Submitted by Nero on November 16, 2007 - 11:06am.

Look to David Hume and Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding.  In Books 3 and 4, he explains causation and the fact that it is not extant.  He then tells about the problem with induction.  Hope it helps.

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