Abstract
The outline of this chapter is as follows. In Section 1.2 we discuss the philosophical and logical origins of abduction and induction. In Section 1.3 we analyse previous work on abduction and induction in the context of logic programming\indexlogic programming and artificial intelligence, and attempt a (partial) synthesis of this work. Section 1.4 considers the integration of abduction and induction in artificial intelligence, and Section 1.5 concludes.
| Translated title of the contribution | Abductive and inductive reasoning: background and issues |
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| Original language | English |
| Title of host publication | Abduction and induction: essays on their relation and integration |
| Editors | Peter A. Flach, Antonis C. Kakas |
| Publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Pages | 1 - 27 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0792362500 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
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