Tuesday, 23 July, first afternoon session: 14h-15h30
Inference to the Best Explanation (Scott Brewer, Giovanni Sartor)
Themes covered in this session:
- The invariant structure of inference to the best explanation
- Different species of inference to the best explanation (including inference to the best factual, interpretive, legal, logical explanation)
- Relation of inference to the best explanation to deductive, inductive and analogical modes of inference
- Induction and defeasibility
Handouts and slides
- Brewer, S. Abducing Abduction (link)
Readings
- Brown, The Economy of Peirce’s Abduction (link)