Peirce's Theory of Abduction

by K.T. Fann

This monograph attempts to clarify one significant but much neglected aspect of Peirce's contribution to the Philosophy of Science. Peirce claimed that besides deduction and induction there was another type of reasoning which he called abduction. Abduction is the reasoning process by which new ideas, explanatory hypotheses, and scientific theories are engendered. It is the logic of discovery and the essence of Pierce's pragmatism. Peirce returned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1543761208
• ISBN13: 9781543761207
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Singapore
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"