Handbook of Abductive Cognition / edited by Lorenzo Magnani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Magnani, Lorenzo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computational intelligence.

Cognitive science.

Neural networks (Computer science).

Knowledge, Theory of.

Computational Intelligence.

Cognitive Science.

Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks.

Epistemology.

Local Subjects:

Computational Intelligence.

Cognitive Science.

Mathematical Models of Cognitive Processes and Neural Networks.

Epistemology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1921 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This Handbook offers the first comprehensive reference guide to the interdisciplinary field of abductive cognition, providing readers with extensive information on the process of reasoning to hypotheses in humans, animals, and in computational machines. It highlights the role of abduction in both theory practice: in generating and testing hypotheses and explanatory functions for various purposes and as an educational device. It merges logical, cognitive, epistemological and philosophical perspectives with more practical needs relating to the application of abduction across various disciplines and practices, such as in diagnosis, creative reasoning, scientific discovery, diagrammatic and ignorance-based cognition, and adversarial strategies. It also discusses the inferential role of models in hypothetical reasoning, abduction and creativity, including the process of development, implementation and manipulation for different scientific and technological purposes. Written by a group ofinternationally renowned experts in philosophy, logic, general epistemology, mathematics, cognitive, and computer science, as well as life sciences, engineering, architecture, and economics, the Handbook of Abductive Cognition offers a unique reference guide for readers approaching the process of reasoning to hypotheses from different perspectives and for various theoretical and practical purposes. Numerous diagrams, schemes and other visual representations are included to promote a better understanding of the relevant concepts and to make concepts highly accessible to an audience of scholars and students with different scientific backgrounds.

Contents:

Philosophy and Abduction

Theoretical and Cognitive Issues on Abduction and Scientific Inference

The Logic of Hypothetical Reasoning, Abduction, and Models

Abduction and Diagnosis

Abduction in Mathematics

Diagrams, Visual models, and Abduction

Abduction in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience

Abduction and Computation

Abduction and Economics

Abduction in Education and Human Sciences

Abduction, Ignorance, and Creativity

Abduction and Technological Design

Adversarial Abduction (or Abduction and Adversariality).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Magnani, Lorenzo Handbook of Abductive Cognition

ISBN:

9783031101359

OCLC:

1375078085