I guess I was thinking about this too narrowly. I am thinking in terms of
abduction in formal logic. I agree that this is seen in the natural world.
On Wed, Sep 8, 2021, 3:58 PM Edwina Taborsky wrote:
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> I think that's a very interesting question. My interest would be on
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I think that's a very interesting question. My interest would be on
abductive processes - which are novel adaptations - that are found in
the biological realm. That is, there is no 'human mind'
I've been thinking a good deal about the problem of quantifying affect in
such a way as to have something from which to abduct. Surprise, delight,
awe, even disappointment can all lead to an Abductive inference. A computer
program like Watson can produce plausibilities to explain or diagnose, but
