Overview
- Frontiers of research into the logic and practice of abduction
- Discusses different perspectives on and interpretations of abduction
- Addresses all important research areas on abduction
Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE, volume 59)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Analyzing Abduction
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Developing and Applying Peirce’s Abduction
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Abduction, Mathematics, and Logic in Creative Discovery
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Human Reasoning and Theories of Cognition
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Keywords
- Practical Reasoning
- Human Abductive Cognition
- Eco-cognitive Model
- Abduction Heuristics
- Category Theory
- Abductive Research Methods
- Scientific Creativity
- Hypothetical Reasoning
- Adaptive Logic
- Logic of Creativity
- Computational Logic
- Theory of AI
- Agent Decision Theory
- Peirce’s philosophy
- Logic of inquiry
- Human Reasoning
About this book
This book gathers together novel essays on the state-of-the-art research into the logic and practice of abduction. In many ways, abduction has become established and essential to several fields, such as logic, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, philosophy of science, and methodology. In recent years this interest in abduction’s many aspects and functions has accelerated. There are evidently several different interpretations and uses for abduction. Many fundamental questions on abduction remain open. How is abduction manifested in human cognition and intelligence? What kinds or types of abduction can be discerned? What is the role for abduction in inquiry and mathematical discovery? The chapters aim at providing answer to these and other current questions. Their contributors have been at the forefront of discussions on abduction, and offer here their updated approaches to the issues that they consider central to abduction’s contemporary relevance. The book is an essential reading for any scholar or professional keeping up with disciplines impacted by the study of abductive reasoning, and its novel development and applications in various fields.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Abduction in Cognition and Action
Book Subtitle: Logical Reasoning, Scientific Inquiry, and Social Practice
Editors: John R. Shook, Sami Paavola
Series Title: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-61773-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61772-1Published: 30 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-61775-2Published: 31 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-61773-8Published: 29 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2192-6255
Series E-ISSN: 2192-6263
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 293
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Epistemology, Cognitive Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Methodology of the Social Sciences