Wisdom Builder
Quick Hits
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Reasoning.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
Evidence. Inductive reasoning is evidence based; abductive reasoning is a best guess from limited evidence.
2.
Quote:
- William Kingdon Clifford.
- 1877.
From History:
Meaning:
Clifford argued that personal belief is a moral responsibility to humanity, not just a private habit. You have a moral obligation to be careful what you believe.
3.
From History: Reality is organized and mathematical.
Aristotle helped make reasoning visible. He showed that arguments have structure, and that conclusions must be tested against their premises.
4.
It is a useful abductive reasoning model but challenges us to confront the limits of our technology, imagination, and perspective.
5.
Holism and reductionism are complementary lenses: one explains parts, the other explains patterns.
6.
Article summary:
The difference between inductive and abductive reasoning lies in their focus. Inductive reasoning is all about identifying patterns and making generalizations, whereas abductive reasoning hones in on making the best possible guess based on incomplete information.
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With the motion of life, cause and effect feel certain. We see stable patterns. But Hume reminds you, correlation does not guarantee causation.
8.
Bloodletting survived for millennia not because it worked, but because humans mistook timing for causation.
9.
Article summary:
Reason uses inference and logic to make sense.
10.
Information theory is the science of information and how it is encoded, transmitted, and preserved.
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