Rocco Gangle / Gianluca Caterina
Iconicity and Abduction
- Springer International Publishing
- 2018
- Taschenbuch
- 196 Seiten
- ISBN 9783319830193
This book consolidates and extends the authors¿ work on the connection between iconicity and abductive inference. It emphasizes a pragmatic, experimental and fallibilist view of knowledge without sacrificing formal rigor. Within this context, the book focuses particularly on scientific knowledge and its prevalent use of mathematics. To find an answer to the question ¿What kind of experimental activity is the scientific employment of mathematics?¿ the book addresses the problems involved in formalizing abductive cognition. For this, it implements the concept and method of iconicity, modeling this theoretical framework mathematically through category theory and topoi. Peirce's concept of iconic signs is treated in depth, and it is shown how Peirce's diagrammatic logical notation of Existential Graphs makes use of iconicity and
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