Iconicity and Abduction

This book consolidates and extends the authors’ work on the connection between iconicity and abductive inference. It emphasizes a pragmatic, experimental and fallibilist view of knowledge without sacrificing formal rigor. Within this context, the book foc

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Gianluca Caterina Rocco Gangle

Iconicity and Abduction

Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics Volume 29

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Gianluca Caterina Department of Mathematics Endicott College Beverly, MA USA

Rocco Gangle Department of Humanities and Philosophy Endicott College Beverly, MA USA

ISSN 2192-6255 ISSN 2192-6263 (electronic) Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics ISBN 978-3-319-44244-0 ISBN 978-3-319-44245-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44245-7 Library of Congress Control Nu