The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Prolegomena to an Apology for Pragmaticism’

Term: 
Abduction
Quote: 

Abduction, in the sense I give the word, is any reasoning of a large class of which the provisional adoption of an explanatory hypothesis is the type. But it includes processes of thought which lead only to the suggestion of questions to be considered, and includes much besides.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1906). Prolegomena to an Apology for Pragmaticism
Date: 
1906
References: 
CP 4.541 n1
Citation: 
‘Abduction’ (pub. 11.06.14-18:11). Quote in M. Bergman & S. Paavola (Eds.), The Commens Dictionary: Peirce's Terms in His Own Words. New Edition. Retrieved from http://www.commens.org/dictionary/entry/quote-prolegomena-apology-pragmaticism-26.
Posted: 
Jun 11, 2014, 18:11 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jun 11, 2014, 18:11 by Sami Paavola