Abduction, Reason and Science: Processes of Discovery and Explanation / Edition 1

by L. Magnani

Overview

This book ties together the concerns of philosophers of science and AI researchers, showing for example the connections between scientific thinking and medical expert systems. It lays out a useful general framework for discussion of a variety of kinds of abduction. It develops important ideas about aspects of abductive reasoning that have been relatively neglected in cognitive science, including the use of visual and temporal representations and the role of abduction in the withdrawal of hypotheses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306465147
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	03/31/2001
Edition description:	2001
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1. Hypothesis Generation. 2. Theoretical Abduction. 3. Manipulative abduction. 4. Diagnostic Reasoning. 5. Visual, Temporal Abduction. 6. Governing inconsistencies. 7. Hypothesis Withdrawal in Science. References. Author Index. Subject Index.