Structural Rules for Abduction

Theoria 22 (3):325-329 (2009)
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Atocha Aliseda gives in Abductive Reasoning a structural characterization of the forward explanatory reasoning from a theory to observational data. This paper discusses the converse problem of giving structural rules for the backward abductive reasoning from observations to explanatory theories.

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reprint Niiniluoto, Ilka (2009) "Structural Rules for Abduction". Theoria: Revista de Teoría, Historia y Fundamentos de la Ciencia 22(3):325-329

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