Abductive Philosophy.

The article offers the author's insights on the philosophy of abductive methodology. Topics mentioned include the informal method of impliative inference, the term that attributes to American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce, and the supervisory role of philosopher Michael Dummett on his doctoral...

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Published in:Philosophical Forum Vol. 47; no. 3/4; pp. 263 - 281
Main Author: Williamson, Timothy
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell Fall/Winter2016
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