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Goodman's Grue Paradox

All emeralds observed before 2050 are 'grue' (green before 2050, blue after)

Overview

A paradox about induction and projectible predicates.

Define 'grue' as green before 2050, blue after. All observed emeralds are grue (they're green before 2050). By induction, all emeralds are grue - so they'll be blue after 2050! Why is 'green' a legitimate projection but 'grue' isn't?

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