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Abductive Reasoning by Douglas Walton (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Abductive Reasoning, Paperback by Walton, Douglas, ISBN 0817357823, ISBN-13 9780817357825, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A study of the role of abductive inference in everyday argumentation and legal evidence

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PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press

ISBN-100817357823

ISBN-139780817357825

eBay Product ID (ePID)166626001

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameAbductive Reasoning

LanguageEnglish

SubjectCommunication Studies, General, Logic

Publication Year2014

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Philosophy, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorDouglas Walton

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.9 in

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Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"Walton's book is a good account of abductive reasoning, especially in the field of witness testimony, or argument from expert opinion." - Artificial Intelligence and Law, "Walton's book is a good account of abductive reasoning, especially in the field of witness testimony, or argument from expert opinion." -- Artificial Intelligence and Law, "Abductive Reasoning makes a significant and original contribution. It is interdisciplinary in the right way: the drawing together of fields is demanded by the nature of the problem and issues, not by ideology or administrative decree." -Jonathan E. Adler, author of Belief's Own Ethics, "Abductive Reasoning makes a significant and original contribution. It is interdisciplinary in the right way: the drawing together of fields is demanded by the nature of the problem and issues, not by ideology or administrative decree." --Jonathan E. Adler, author of Belief's Own Ethics, "Abductive Reasoning makes a significant and original contribution. It is interdisciplinary in the right way: the drawing together of fields is demanded by the nature of the problem and issues, not by ideology or administrative decree."--Jonathan E. Adler, author of Belief's Own Ethics

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal160

SynopsisThis book examines three areas in which abductive reasoning is especially important: medicine, science, and law. The reader is introduced to abduction and shown how it has evolved historically into the framework of conventional wisdom in logic. Discussions draw upon recent techniques used in artificial intelligence, particularly in the areas of multi-agent systems and plan recognition, to develop a dialogue model of explanation. Cases of causal explanations in law are analyzed using abductive reasoning, and all the components are finally brought together to build a new account of abductive reasoning. By clarifying the notion of abduction as a common and significant type of reasoning in everyday argumentation, Abductive Reasoning will be useful to scholars and students in many fields, including argumentation, computing and artificial intelligence, psychology and cognitive science, law, philosophy, linguistics, and speech communication and rhetoric., A study of the role of abductive inference in everyday argumentation and legal evidence Examines three areas in which abductive reasoning is especially important: medicine, science, and law. The reader is introduced to abduction and shown how it has evolved historically into the framework of conventional wisdom in logic. Discussions draw upon recent techniques used in artificial intelligence, particularly in the areas of multi-agent systems and plan recognition, to develop a dialogue model of explanation. Cases of causal explanations in law are analyzed using abductive reasoning, and all the components are finally brought together to build a new account of abductive reasoning. By clarifying the notion of abduction as a common and significant type of reasoning in everyday argumentation, Abductive Reasoning will be useful to scholars and students in many fields, including argumentation, computing and artificial intelligence, psychology and cognitive science, law, philosophy, linguistics, and speech communication and rhetoric.