La metodología de la abducción en el caso del descubrimiento del megaterio
ISSN: 0495-4548
Year of publication: 2017
Volume: 32
Issue: 2
Pages: 191-209
Type: Article
More publications in: Theoria: an international journal for theory, history and foundations of science
Abstract
In this article, I analyzed the case of the discovery of the megatherium (the first extinct animal reconstructed) from an abductive perspective, paying attention to the process of hypothesis generation and selection of some of the agents involved in this unique event. The analysis shows the importance of certain methodological issues related to scientific rigor in order to propose plausible hypotheses.
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