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Lecture Notes, W10: Reasoning, Understanding, Curiosity, Creativity
Reasoning
| What It Is | The establishment of axioms for the world and applying logic to these. |
| But The World Is Non-Axiomatic! | Yes. But there is no way to apply logic unless we hypothesize some pseudo-axioms. The only difference between this and mathematics is that in science we must accept that the so-called “laws” of physics may be only conditionally correct (or possibly even completely incorrect, in light of our goal of figuring out the “ultimate” truth about how the universe works). |
| Deduction | Results of two statements that logically are necessarily true. Example: If it's true that all swans are white, and Joe ifIs a swan, then Joe must be white. |
| Abduction | Reasoning from conclusions to causes. Example: If the light is on, and it was off just a minute ago, someone must have flipped the switch. |
| Induction | Generalization from observation. Example: All the swans I have ever seen have been white, hence I hypothesize that all swans are white. |
Understanding
| What It Is | A concept that people use all the time. |
| Why It Is Important |
Curiosity
Creativity
2018©K. R. Thórisson
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