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Discovery practices in natural sciences: from analogy to preduction
Revista de Filosofia, 2008 In this paper I face up to Charles Peirce’s view that deduction can never originate any idea whatsoever. According to him new ideas come to science only by means of abduction. I affirm on my side that deductive reasoning can be extended to the context of
Andrés Rivadulla
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Inventiveness in Action: Mediating Images and Surprising Images in the Arts and Design
Actes SémiotiquesThe analysis of inventive practices highlights the central role of mental images in abductive processes. As Peirce states, “The only way of directly communicating an idea is by means of an icon” (CP 2.278): innovative ideas do not initially appear in ...
Salvatore Zingale
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From Deduction to Abduction: Constructing a Coding Frame for Communist Secret Police Documents
Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 2019 In this shop floor report I explore the process of constructing and reconstructing a coding frame for qualitative content analysis. Drawing on my research experience with the archives of the communist secret police, I highlight the advantages of ...
Dominik Želinský
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, 2013 The status of abduction is still controversial. When dealing with abductive reasoning misinterpretations and equivocations are common. What did Peirce mean when he considered abduction both a kind of inference and a kind of instinct or when he considered
Lorenzo Magnani, MAGNANI, LORENZO
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso +2 more
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SCIENTIFIC REALISM AND THE EMPIRICIST CHALLENGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ERNAN MCMULLIN'S AQUINAS LECTURE
Zygon, 2013 In The Inference That Makes Science, Ernan McMullin recounts the clear historical progress he saw toward a vision of the sciences as conclusions reached rationally on the basis of empirical evidence.
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Sobre o conhecimento que a arte é
MatLit, 2015 This article aims to rethink the theory of contemporary art in the light of scientific concepts, establishing a possible structural correspondence between artistic invention and scientific invention. But it also aims to draw attention to the necessity of
Castro, E. M. de Melo e
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Incremental abductive EBL [PDF]
Machine Learning, 1994 In previous work, we described a knowledge-intensive inductive learning algorithm called abductive explanation-based learning (A-EBL) that uses background knowledge to improve the performance of a concept learner. A disadvantage of A-EBL is that it is not incremental.
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Early evolution of the gular musculature and its innervation in ray‐finned fishes
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Gular muscles are an important but often overlooked component of cranial anatomy in bony fishes. They are located on the ventral surface of the head and are derived from the mandibular and hyoid arches. We present a comprehensive review of the gular musculature and its innervation across early diverging actinopterygian lineages. By integrating
Aléssio Datovo +4 more
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Operation «Brother’s Keeper» in Context of the Palestinian-Israeli Standoff
Vestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2016 Nowadays the Gaza Strip radical movement HAMAS is the most dangerous opponent for the State of Israel in the Palestinian arena. In recent years most attention of the world community has been focused on the events in the Gaza Strip.
Vladimir Mihailovich Morozov +1 more
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