Gauderis, Tjerk and Van de Putte, Frederik
(2012)
Abduction of Generalizations.
THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 27 (3).
pp. 345-363.
ISSN 2171-679X
Abstract
Abduction of generalizations is the process in which explanatory hypotheses are formed for generalizations such as “pineapples taste sweet” or “rainbows appear when the sun breaks through the rain”. This phenomenon has received little attention in formal logic and philosophy of science. The current paper remedies this lacuna by first giving an overview of some general characteristics of this process, elaborating on its ubiquity in scientific and everyday
reasoning. Second, the adaptive logic LA8 is presented to explicate this process formally.
La abducción de generalizaciones es el proceso en el que se forman hipótesis explicativas para generalizaciones tales como "las piñas saben dulce" o "el arcoiris aparece cuando el sol sale a través de la lluvia". Este fenómeno ha recibido poca atención tanto en lógica formal como en filosofía de la ciencia. Este artículo viene a llenar este hueco. En primer lugar, ofrecemos una panorámica de algunas características generales de este proceso, analizando
su ubicuidad en el razonamiento científico y cotidiano. En segundo lugar, se presenta la lógica adaptativa LA8 para dar una explicación formal de este proceso.
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| Gauderis, Tjerk | | | | Van de Putte, Frederik | | |
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| Additional Information: |
ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) |
| Keywords: |
abduction; hypothesis formation; patterns of abduction; adaptive logics |
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| Date Deposited: |
09 Jan 2014 21:03 |
| Last Modified: |
09 Jan 2014 21:04 |
| Item ID: |
10199 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science |
| Publisher: |
Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco |
| Official URL: |
http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/vi... |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.1387/theoria.4059 |
| Date: |
September 2012 |
| Page Range: |
pp. 345-363 |
| Volume: |
27 |
| Number: |
3 |
| ISSN: |
2171-679X |
| URI: |
https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10199 |
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