The Commens Dictionary

Quote from ‘Lessons of the History of Science’

Term: 
Retroduction
Quote: 

Retroduction is the provisional adoption of a hypothesis, because every possible consequence of it is capable of experimental verification, so that the persevering application of the same method may be expected to reveal its disagreement with facts, if it does so disagree.

Source: 
Peirce, Charles S. (1896 [c.]). Lessons of the History of Science. MS [R] 1288
Date: 
1896 [c.]
References: 
CP 1.68
Citation: 
‘Retroduction’ (pub. 12.03.13-18:28). 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-lessons-history-science-5.
Posted: 
Mar 12, 2013, 18:28 by Sami Paavola
Last revised: 
Jan 02, 2016, 16:05 by Mats Bergman