Abductive Reasoning
Author | : Atocha Aliseda |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2006-02-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402039072 |
ISBN-13 | : 1402039077 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Abductive Reasoning: Logical Investigations into Discovery and Explanation is a much awaited original contribution to the study of abductive reasoning, providing logical foundations and a rich sample of pertinent applications. Divided into three parts on the conceptual framework, the logical foundations, and the applications, this monograph takes the reader for a comprehensive and erudite tour through the taxonomy of abductive reasoning, via the logical workings of abductive inference ending with applications pertinent to scientific explanation, empirical progress, pragmatism and belief revision.