Abduction, Reason and Science: Processes of Discovery and Explanation

by Lorenzo Magnani

This book ties together the concerns of philosophers of science and AI researchers, showing for example the connections between scientific thinking and medical expert systems. It lays out a useful general framework for discussion of a variety of kinds of abduction. It develops important ideas about aspects of abductive reasoning that have been relatively neglected in cognitive science, including the use of visual and temporal representations and the role of abduction in the withdrawal of hypotheses.

222 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2000

Reviews

[Gijs Limonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Academic text on abductive reasoning; particularly liked the bit on the role of abduction in clinical decision making; insightful, well written and worth the read.