Abduction, Reason and Science
Processes of Discovery and Explanation
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Logic, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | L. Magnani | ISBN: | 9781441985620 |
| Publisher: | Springer US | Publication: | June 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | L. Magnani |
| ISBN: | 9781441985620 |
| Publisher: | Springer US |
| Publication: | June 27, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
