What about the three forms of inference?

• Autores: Gennaro Auletta
• Localización: Acta Philosophica: rivista internazionale di filosofia, ISSN 1121-2179, Vol. 18, Nº. 1, 2009, págs. 59-74
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Deduction, abduction, and induction are analysed. They are shown to consist in the connections between three terms: distinctive marks, equivalence classes, and properties. The general way in which these connections are established is through law-like hypotheses, sampling, and expectation. Moreover, each inference is shown to consist in a different form of expectation. Some of the ensuing consequences are shown, in particular those concerning fictional and abstract entities, class hierarchy, and extensional versus intensional logic.