On the Three Forms of Non-Deductive Inferences: Induction, Abduction, and Design

摘要

Induction and abduction are well known non-deductiverninferences. We shall propose that design is also anotherrnform of non-deductive inference, and, based on Barwisernand Seligman’s mathematical theory of information flow,rnconstruct a formal model of non-deductive inferences. Wernshall show also that these inferences are interpretable eachrnother, and argue mathematical properties of the model.