کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1160625 | 1490350 | 2010 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Eliminative abduction: examples from medicine
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موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی
علوم انسانی و هنر
تاریخ
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چکیده انگلیسی
Peter Lipton argues that inference to the best explanation (IBE) involves the selection of a hypothesis on the basis of its loveliness. I argue that in optimal cases of IBE we may be able to eliminate all but one of the hypotheses. In such cases we have a form of eliminative induction takes place, which I call ‘Holmesian inference’. I argue that Lipton’s example in which Ignaz Semmelweis identified a cause of puerperal fever better illustrates Holmesian inference than Liptonian IBE. I consider in detail the conditions under which Holmesian inference is possible and conclude by considering the epistemological relations between Holmesian inference and Liptonian IBE.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A - Volume 41, Issue 4, December 2010, Pages 345–352
Journal: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A - Volume 41, Issue 4, December 2010, Pages 345–352
نویسندگان
Alexander Bird,