Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Galileo’s Discovery of the Moons Orbiting Jupiter Based on Abductive Inference Strategies

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology

Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics ((SAPERE,volume 8))

  • 2445 Accesses

Abstract

The objective of this study is to understand the scientific inferential processes of Galileo’s discovery of Jupiter’s moons. Abductive reasoning has played very important roles in producing creative leaps and breakthrough for scientific discovery in history of science. This article presents a scientific procedure that involves abductive inference in general. And we propose a noble and refined model for abduction inference and show its validity by applying to the inferential process of “Galileo’s discovery of the moons of Jupiter”, with historically considered evidence. It makes three broad macro perspectives; rather than only hypothetico-deductive method, (1) “fixed stars hypothesis suspected”, (2) Moon hypothesis can be suggested and selected by abductive strategies, (3) Moon hypothesis expansion.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Aliseda, A.: Abductive Reasoning: Logical Investigations into Discovery and Explanation. Springer, Dordrecht (2006)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Archer, R., Bhaskar, R., Collier, A., Lawson, T., Norrie, A.: Critical Realism: Essential Readings. In: Archer, M., Bhaskar, R., Collier, A., Lawson, T., Norrie, A. (eds.) Routledge, London (1998)

    Google Scholar 

  3. Galilei, G.: The sidereal messenger. In: Shapley, H., Rapport, S., Wright, H. (eds.) (1954), A Treasury of Science. Harper & Brothers, New York (1610)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Hanson, N.R.: Patterns of Discovery. Cambridge University Press, London (1972)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Hempel, C.: Philosophy of Natural Science. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River (1966)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Hoskin, M.: The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1997)

    Google Scholar 

  7. Josephson, J.R., Josephson, S.G.: Abductive Inference: Computation, Philosophy, Technology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1996)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Kapitan, T.: Peirce and the autonomy of abductive reasoning. Erkenntnis 37, pp. 126 (1992)

    Google Scholar 

  9. Kapitan, T.: Peirce and structure of abductive inference. In: Houser, N., Roberts, D.D., Evra, J.V. (eds.) Studies in the Logic of Charles Sanders Peirce, pp. 477–496. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis (1997)

    Google Scholar 

  10. Kuhn, T.S.: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, 2nd edn. University of Chicago Press, Chicago (1970)

    Google Scholar 

  11. Lakatos, I.: Changes in the problem of inductive logic. In: I. Lakatos (ed.) Inductive Logic, pp. 376–377. North-Holland Publishing, Amsterdam (1968)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Lakatos, I.: Falsification and the methodology of scientific research programmes. In: Lakatos, I., Musgrave, A. (eds.) Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge. Cambridge University Press, New York (1970)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Lawson, A.: What does Galileos discovery of Jupiter’s moons tell us about the process of scientific discovery? Sci. Educ. 11, 1–24 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Lawson, A.E.: Basic Inferences of Scientific Reasoning, Argumentation, and Discovery. Sci. Educ. 94, 336–364 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Losee, J.: A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th edn. Oxford University Press Inc, New York (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Magnani, L.: Model-based creative abduction. In: Magnani, L., Nersessian, N.J., Thagard, P. (eds.) Model-Based Reasoning in Scientific Discovery, pp. 219–238. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Magnani, L.: Epistémolgie de I ’ invention scientifique. Communication and Cognition. 21, 273–291 (1988)

    Google Scholar 

  18. Magnani, L.: Abductive reasoning: Philosophical and educational perspectives in medicine. In: Evans D.A., Patel V.L. (eds.) Advanced Models of Cognition in Medical Training and Practice, pp. 21–41. Springer, Berlin (1992)

    Google Scholar 

  19. Magnani, L.: Abduction, Reason, and Science Processes of Discovery and Explanation. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York (2001)

    Google Scholar 

  20. McLaughlin, R.: Invention and induction: Laudan Simon, and the logic of discovery. Philos. Sci. 49, 209 (1982)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Niiniluoto, I.: Defending abduction. Philos. Sci. (proceedings) 66, S436–S451 (1999)

    Google Scholar 

  22. Oh, J.-Y.: Defending problems with Peirce’s concept of abduction. J. Korean Philos. Soc. 113, 215–255 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  23. Oh, J.-Y.: Understanding scientific inference in the natural sciences based on abductive inference strategies. In: Magnani L., Li P. (eds.) Philosophy and cognitive science: Western & Eastern studies (Sapere 2), pp. 221–237. Springer, New York (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Paavola, S.: Abduction as a logic and methodology of discovery: the importance of strategies. Found. Sci. 9, 267–283 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Paavola, S.: Peircean abduction: Instinct or inference? Semiotica 153(1/4), 131–154 (2005)

    Google Scholar 

  26. Peng, Y., Reggia, J.A.: Abductive Inference Models for Diagnostic Problem-Solving. Springer, New York (1990)

    Book  Google Scholar 

  27. Pera, M.: Inductive method and scientific discovery. In: Grmck, M.D., Cohen, R.S., Cimino, G. (eds.) On Scientific Discovery. D.Reidal Pub. Co, Dordrecht (1981)

    Google Scholar 

  28. Ramoni, M., Stefannelli, M., Magnani, L., Barosi, G.: An epistemological framework for medical knowledge-base systems. IEEE Trans. Syst. Man Cybern. 22(6), 1361–1375 (1992)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Rescher, N.: Peirces Philosophy of Science. University of Notre Dame Press, Indiana (1978)

    Google Scholar 

  30. Salmon, W.C.: The foundations of scientific inference. University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh (1967)

    Google Scholar 

  31. Salmon, M.: Introduction to logic and critical thinking (3rd ed.). Harcourt Brace, Fort Worth, TX (1995)

    Google Scholar 

  32. Thagard, P.: The best explanation: criteria for theory choice. J. Philos. 75, 76–92 (1978)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Thagard, P.: Computational Philosophy of Science. MIT Press, Cambridge (1988)

    Google Scholar 

  34. Trigg, G.I. (ed.): Encyclopedia of Applied Physics, vol. 2. VCH Publishers Inc, New York (1991)

    Google Scholar 

  35. Wallace, W.A.: Galileos Logic of Discovery and Proof: The Background, Content, and Use of His Appropriated Treatises on Aristotles Posterior Analytics. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht (1992)

    Google Scholar 

  36. Westfall, R.S.: The Construction of Modern Science. Wiley, New York (1971)

    Google Scholar 

  37. Whewell, W.: The Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences. John W. Parker, London (1847)

    Google Scholar 

  38. White, M.: Galileo Antichrist: A Biography. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  39. Wuisman, J.J.J.M.: The logic of scientific discovery in critical realist social scientific research. J. Crit. Realism 4(2), 366–394 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Hanyang University, Seoul, 133-791, Republic of Korea

    Jun-Young Oh

  2. Science Studies, Pusan National University, Pusan, 609-735, Republic of Korea

    Yoo Shin Kim

Authors
  1. Jun-Young Oh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yoo Shin Kim
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jun-Young Oh .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Humanities Philosophy Section, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

    Lorenzo Magnani

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg

About this paper

Cite this paper

Oh, JY., Kim, Y.S. (2014). Galileo’s Discovery of the Moons Orbiting Jupiter Based on Abductive Inference Strategies. In: Magnani, L. (eds) Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Technology. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37428-9_16

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation