Bartha, Paul (2020) Norton's material theory of analogy. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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In his book, The Material Theory of Induction, Norton argues that the quest for a universal formal theory or ‘schema’ for analogical inference should be abandoned. In
its place, he offers the “material theory of analogy”: each analogical inference is “powered” by a local fact of analogy rather than by any formal schema. His minimalist
model promises a straightforward, fact-based approach to the evaluation and justification of analogical inferences. This paper argues that although the rejection of
universal schemas is justified, Norton’s positive theory is limited in scope: it works well only for a restricted class of analogical inferences. Both facts and quasi-formal
criteria have roles to play in a theory of analogical reasoning.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bartha, Paul paul.bartha@ubc.ca
Keywords:	Norton, analogy, material theory of induction, analogical reasoning
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
Depositing User:	Paul Bartha
Date Deposited:	03 Sep 2020 01:38
Last Modified:	03 Sep 2020 01:38
Item ID:	18053
Official URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2020.01.003
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction
Date:	2020
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18053

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