Inductive reasoning is a branch of logic. In a valid inductive argument, the conclusion (consequent) is believed to be true on the basis of its antecedents. For example, when all swans are observed to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Synthese spans the topics of Epistemology, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. Coverage includes the theory of knowledge; ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Erkenntnis is a philosophical journal publishing papers committed in one way or another to the philosophical attitude which is ...