TY  - GEN
T1  - Abductive reasoning in science
T2  - Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of science,
A1  - Dellsén, Finnur
LA  - English
PP  - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA
PB  - Cambridge University Press
YR  - 2024
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/Cambridge_open_access_CR9781009353199
AB  - In abductive reasoning, scientific theories are evaluated on the basis of how well they would explain the available evidence. There are a number of subtly different accounts of this type of reasoning, most of which are inspired by the popular slogan 'Inference to the Best Explanation.' However, these accounts disagree about exactly how to spell out the slogan so as to avoid various problems for abductive reasoning. This Element aims, firstly, to give an opinionated overview both of the many accounts of abductive reasoning that have been proposed and the problems that have motivated them; and, secondly, to critically evaluate these accounts in a way that points toward a systematic view of the nature and purpose of abductive reasoning in science. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
OP  - 74
NO  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 03 Jun 2024).
CN  - Q175.32.R45 D45 2024
SN  - 9781009353199 (ebook)
SN  - 9781009500524 (hardback)
SN  - 9781009353182 (paperback)
SN  - 9781009500524
KW  - Science : Methodology.
KW  - Reasoning.
KW  - Abduction (Logic)
KW  - Science : Philosophy.
ER  -