Helmut, List: I appreciate the comment, but I do not think that your example qualifies as a genuine deduction. It is not *necessarily* true that "it is possible that they are from the bag"; it might, in fact, be *impossible *for some reason, presumably having nothing to do with the color of the beans. In any case, again, hopefully my subsequent messages have clarified things, at least somewhat.
Regards, Jon Alan Schmidt - Olathe, Kansas, USA Professional Engineer, Amateur Philosopher, Lutheran Layman www.LinkedIn.com/in/JonAlanSchmidt - twitter.com/JonAlanSchmidt On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Helmut Raulien <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear list members, > I am not sure if this helps: I think, to say: "All beans from the bag are > white, these beans are white, so these beans are from the bag" is an > abduction. But to say: "All beans from the bag are white, these beans are > white, so it is possible that they are from the bag" is sort of a > deduction, isnt it, because the statement is necessarily true. So making an > abduction is not pragmaticism (given that pragmaticism is deductive). But > talking about abduction is, because it includes a deduction. With this view > it may be not necessary to distinguish between pragmaticism and the > pragmatic maxim concerning the matter of abduction. > Best, > Helmut >
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