I think
abductive reasoning
is the most effective tool we have when faced with the myriad
uncertain, ambiguous issues and decisions that everyday life throws our
way. Here are some links:
- Here's a paper
(pdf) that explains why I disagree with our textbook's explanation
of the scientific method. It's important to consider and test multiple possible explanations rather than a single hypothesis.
- (NOTE: Platt uses the word
"inductive" in a more general way than we do in class, to refer to any
non-deductive kind of reasoning--that is, arguments that don't
attempt to absolutely prove their conclusion.)
- I'm 75% through reading this book: Inference to the Best Explanation by Peter Lipton.
- Remember when I was talking about Einstein's theory of general relativity having predictive power? This is what I had in mind.
- Everything you ever wanted to know about William of Ockham and his famous razor.
- What do you think: is this woman's explanation below the best? Let us know in the comments to this post.
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