Abduction and Induction: Essays on their Relation and Integration (Applied Logic Series)

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eBook Title: Abduction and Induction: Essays on their Relation and Integration (Applied Logic Series)
ISBN10: 0792362500
ISBN13: 978-0792362500
Language: English
Publisher: Springer; 2000 edition (April 30, 2000)
Category: Computers & Technology
Subcategory: Computer Science
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Pages: 309 pages

From the very beginning of their investigation of human reasoning, philosophers have identified two other forms of reasoning, besides deduction, which we now call abduction and induction. Deduction is now fairly well understood, but abduction and induction have eluded a similar level of understanding. The papers collected here address the relationship between abduction and induction and their possible integration. The approach is sometimes philosophical, sometimes that of pure logic, and some papers adopt the more task-oriented approach of AI.
The book will command the attention of philosophers, logicians, AI researchers and computer scientists in general.