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Reasoning By Analogy in Inductive Logic

Hill, Alexandra

[Thesis]. Manchester, UK: The University of Manchester; 2013.

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This thesis investigates ways of incorporating reasoning by analogy into Pure (Unary) Inductive Logic. We start with an analysis of similarity as distance, noting that this is the conception that has received most attention in the literature so far. Chapter 4 looks in some detail at the consequences of adopting Hamming Distance as our measure of similarity, which proves to be a strong requirement. Chapter 5 then examines various adaptations of Hamming Distance and proposes a subtle modification, further-away-ness, that generates a much larger class of solutions.

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PhD Mathematical Sciences
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Manchester, UK
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148
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This thesis investigates ways of incorporating reasoning by analogy into Pure (Unary) Inductive Logic. We start with an analysis of similarity as distance, noting that this is the conception that has received most attention in the literature so far. Chapter 4 looks in some detail at the consequences of adopting Hamming Distance as our measure of similarity, which proves to be a strong requirement. Chapter 5 then examines various adaptations of Hamming Distance and proposes a subtle modification, further-away-ness, that generates a much larger class of solutions.
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en

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Manchester eScholar ID:
uk-ac-man-scw:199158
Created by:
Hill, Alexandra
Created:
26th June, 2013, 10:46:39
Last modified by:
Hill, Alexandra
Last modified:
14th November, 2013, 13:19:49

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