1. Chapter Analogy-Based Inference Patterns in Pharmacological Research
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Poellinger, Roland
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scientific inference, pharmacology, epistemology, Bayesian confirmation, evidence, relevance, similarity, analogy, computer simulation ,bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MM Other branches of medicine::MMG Pharmacology - Abstract
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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- 2020
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