Induction: Processes of Inference, Learning, and Discovery

by John H. Holland, Keith J. Holyoak, Richard E. Nisbett

Two psychologists, a computer scientist, and a philosopher have collaborated to present a framework for understanding processes of inductive reasoning and learning in organisms and machines. Theirs is the first major effort to bring the ideas of several disciplines to bear on a subject that has been a topic of investigation since the time of Socrates. The result is an integrated account that treats problem solving and induction in terms of rule?based mental models.

"Induction is included in the Computational Models of Cognition and Perception Series. A Bradford Book."

Genres: Psychology, Philosophy, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

First published March 2, 1986

About the author

John Henry Holland was an American scientist and professor of psychology and electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms.