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Charles S. Peirce’s Theory of Abduction and the Aristotelian Enthymeme From Signs

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There is hardly any feature in Charles S. Peirce’s thinking that is more closely associated with his name, and certainly none that he was more proud of himself, than his alleged discovery of a new type or mode of logical reasoning commonly referred to as abduction. In a retrospective note written in 1902 Peirce in this respect even declared himself “an explorer upon untrodden ground.” (CP 2.102)2 Whether or not this boasting judgment was indeed justified, we shall have to see.

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Kraus, M. (2003). Charles S. Peirce’s Theory of Abduction and the Aristotelian Enthymeme From Signs. In: Van Eemeren, F.H., Blair, J.A., Willard, C.A., Snoeck Henkemans, A.F. (eds) Anyone Who Has a View. Argumentation Library, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1078-8_19

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