Abstract
Explanatory reasoning infers hypothetical explanations of observations. Instances of explanatory reasoning include classification-oriented induction and abduction. Confirmatory reasoning infers hypotheses confirmed by observations. Many non-classificatory data-mining tasks embody confirmatory reasoning. In this chapter we study the rationality of explanatory and confirmatory reasoning from a meta-logical perspective. We take a neutral perspective on the abduction/induction debate by mostly avoiding these terms.
| Translated title of the contribution | On the logic of hypothesis generation |
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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 | 89 - 106 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0792362500 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Other page information: 89-106Other identifier: 1000454