From: "Tobin Nellhaus" <nellhaus-AT-gis.net>
Subject: BHA: Re: Abduction or Retroduction?
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:40:47 -0500
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Hi David,
I believe both terms come from C. S. Peirce. From what I can tell, they are essentially synonyms, along with the term hypothesis. This is also the view of James Jakob Liszka, *A General Introduction to the Semeiotic of Charles Sanders Peirce* (p. 64). Peirce frequently altered his terminology, so there's nothing unusual in this. Personally, I think "retroduction" has nice connotations for CR, since it highlights the importance of explanation (whereas "hypothesis" is often associated with prediction in positivistic thought, and "abduction" is just plain confusing).
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Tobin Nellhaus
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"Faith requires us to be materialists without flinching": C.S. Peirce
----- Original Message -----
From: Simm, David
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Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: BHA: Abduction or Retroduction?
Dear Listers,
Please forgive the basic nature of the question....However, I fully admit to being a novice and thus I am struggling to understand the differences between abduction and retroduction (if any). In addition, whilst I do understand the origins of the former, I am less certain of those of the latter. Any explanations and/or references to aid my limited understanding would be most greatly appreciated!
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David Simm
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