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In the last century, abduction has been extensively studied in logic, semiotics, philosophy of science, computer science, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. The surge of interest in abduction derives largely from serious reflection on the neglect of the logic of discovery at the hands of logical positivists and Popper, especially their distinction between the context of discovery and the context of justification.
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Park, W. (2017). Conclusion. In: Abduction in Context. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48956-8_14
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