{"product_id":"compositional-abduction-and-scientific-interpretation-a-granular-approach-hardback-9781009435697","title":"Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation; A Granular Approach (Hardback) 9781009435697","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCompositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Granular Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA science-first account of an important way scientists sometimes confirm compositional hypotheses, namely, through compositional abduction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKenneth Aizawa (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009435697, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e274 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 19 x 2.2 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Aizawa's Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation is a model for science-first history and philosophy of science. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the role of explanatory reasoning in experimental science.' Kevin McCain, University of Alabama at Birmingham\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbductive reasoning is a form of inference that infers some hypothesis because of what that hypothesis explains. Unlike deductive reasoning, it yields a plausible conclusion but does not definitively verify it. The theory of compositional abduction developed in this book provides a novel theory of confirmation. Aizawa uses case studies to analyse how scientists interpret the results of experiments to support compositional hypotheses (hypotheses about what things are composed of) and suggests that they use a kind of abduction. His theory is offered as an alternative account of scientific reasoning that the logical empiricists would have interpreted as hypothetico-deductive confirmation. It is also an alternative to the Peircean interpretation of the role of abduction in science. It will be valuable to philosophers of science, those working on hypothetico-deductive confirmation, Peirce's view of abduction, inference to the best explanation, and the New Mechanism. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The metatheory of the project\u003cbr\u003e 2. Singular compositional explanations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Singular compositional explanations: special cases\u003cbr\u003e 4. Singular compositional abduction\u003cbr\u003e 5. The compositional basis of resting and action potentials\u003cbr\u003e 6. The hermann grid illusion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Peirce and the neo-peirceans\u003cbr\u003e 8. Harman and inference to the best explanation\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lipton and inference to the best explanation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Manipulationist new mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414006690072,"sku":"9781009435697","price":73.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009435697i.jpg?v=1784335518","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/compositional-abduction-and-scientific-interpretation-a-granular-approach-hardback-9781009435697","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}