Structural Rules for Abduction

Atocha Aliseda gives in Abductive Reasoning (2006) 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 theori...

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Main Author: Ilka Niiniluoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2009-12-01
Series:THEORIA : an International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Science
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Online Access:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/453