Abduction and styles of scientific thinking.
In philosophy of science, the literature on abduction and the literature on styles of thinking have existed almost totally in parallel. Here, for the first time, we bring them together and explore their mutual relevance. What is the consequence of the existence of several styles of scientific thinki...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 198; no. 2; pp. 1397 - 1426 |
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