Simulation Methods for an Abductive System in Science

• Published in: Foundations of science Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 37 - 52
• Main Authors: Addis, T. R., Gooding, D. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.03.2008; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Education; Game theory; Inference; Mathematical Logic and Foundations; Methodology of the Social Sciences; Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; Belief; Action; Indifference; Choice; Confidence; Bias; Certainty; Bayes; Prejudice; Receptivity; Flexibility

We argue that abduction does not work in isolation from other inference mechanisms and illustrate this through an inference scheme designed to evaluate multiple hypotheses. We use game theory to relate the abductive system to actions that produce new information. To enable evaluation of the implicat...