Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments

In her book Abductive Reasoning Atocha Aliseda (2006) stresses the attention to the logical models of abduction, centering on the semantic tableaux as a method for extending and improving both the whole cognitive/philosophical view on it and on other more restricted logical approaches. I will descri...

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Main Author: Lorenzo Magnani
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Language:English
Published: University of the Basque Country 2009-12-01
Series:Theoria
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Online Access:http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/448
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description In her book Abductive Reasoning Atocha Aliseda (2006) stresses the attention to the logical models of abduction, centering on the semantic tableaux as a method for extending and improving both the whole cognitive/philosophical view on it and on other more restricted logical approaches. I will describe the importance of increasing logical knowledge on abduction also taking advantage of some ideas coming from the so-called distributed cognition where logical models are seen as forms of cognitive externalizations of preexistent in-formal human reasoning performances
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spelling doaj.art-4c24d1e7f4b040b4b3c5e5df9bdaaee52022-12-22T01:21:36ZengUniversity of the Basque CountryTheoria0495-45482171-679X2009-12-0122327528410.1387/theoria.448454Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative EnvironmentsLorenzo MagnaniIn her book Abductive Reasoning Atocha Aliseda (2006) stresses the attention to the logical models of abduction, centering on the semantic tableaux as a method for extending and improving both the whole cognitive/philosophical view on it and on other more restricted logical approaches. I will describe the importance of increasing logical knowledge on abduction also taking advantage of some ideas coming from the so-called distributed cognition where logical models are seen as forms of cognitive externalizations of preexistent in-formal human reasoning performanceshttp://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/448logic, abduction, distributed cognition
spellingShingle Lorenzo Magnani
Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments
Theoria
logic, abduction, distributed cognition
title Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments
title_full Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments
title_fullStr Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments
title_full_unstemmed Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments
title_short Logic and Abduction: Cognitive Externalizations in Demonstrative Environments
title_sort logic and abduction cognitive externalizations in demonstrative environments
topic logic, abduction, distributed cognition
url http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/448
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