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Abduction in Cognition and ActionPractical Abduction for Research on Human Practices: Enriching Rather Than Testing a Hypothesis

Abduction in Cognition and Action: Practical Abduction for Research on Human Practices: Enriching... [Following C. S. Peirce, abduction is often interpreted as a first phase of inquiry where a hypothesis is formulated requiring testing. I maintain, however, that a natural scientific ideal of testing is not the most suitable model for studies on human practices. Practical experimentation follows a different kind of a logic, and Peirce’s formulations need to be developed further. I interpret abduction in relation to the Deweyan idea of a working hypothesis, and the method of ascending from the abstract to the concrete. Practical abduction is about enriching the working hypothesis instead of “testing” it in a strict sense. In studies on human practices abduction continues throughout the research process.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Abduction in Cognition and ActionPractical Abduction for Research on Human Practices: Enriching Rather Than Testing a Hypothesis

Part of the Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics Book Series (volume 59)
Editors: Shook, John R.; Paavola, Sami
Paavola, Sami
Springer Journals — May 30, 2021
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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978-3-030-61772-1
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31 –48
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10.1007/978-3-030-61773-8_2
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Abstract

[Following C. S. Peirce, abduction is often interpreted as a first phase of inquiry where a hypothesis is formulated requiring testing. I maintain, however, that a natural scientific ideal of testing is not the most suitable model for studies on human practices. Practical experimentation follows a different kind of a logic, and Peirce’s formulations need to be developed further. I interpret abduction in relation to the Deweyan idea of a working hypothesis, and the method of ascending from the abstract to the concrete. Practical abduction is about enriching the working hypothesis instead of “testing” it in a strict sense. In studies on human practices abduction continues throughout the research process.]

Published: May 30, 2021

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