Chapter Analogy-Based Inference Patterns in Pharmacological Research
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ArtikelUtgivningsinformation: Springer Nature 2020Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (33 p.)Innehållstyp: - text
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Analogical arguments are ubiquitous vehicles of knowledge transfer in science and medicine. This paper outlines a Bayesian evidence-amalgamation framework for the purpose of formally exploring different analogy-based inference patterns with respect to their justification in pharmacological risk assessment. By relating formal explications of similarity, analogy, and analog simulation, three sources of confirmatory support for a causal hypothesis are distinguished in reconstruction: relevant studies, established causal knowledge, and computational models.
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