On the logic of hypothesis generation

Peter A. Flach; Antonis C Kakas

On the logic of hypothesis generation

Peter A. Flach
, Antonis C Kakas

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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
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

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