Chapter Analogy-Based Inference Patterns in Pharmacological Research
Poellinger, Roland
Chapter Analogy-Based Inference Patterns in Pharmacological Research - Springer Nature 2020 - 1 electronic resource (33 p.)
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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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978-3-030-29179-2_5 9783030291785
10.1007/978-3-030-29179-2_5 doi
Pharmacology
scientific inference, pharmacology, epistemology, Bayesian confirmation, evidence, relevance, similarity, analogy, computer simulation
Chapter Analogy-Based Inference Patterns in Pharmacological Research - Springer Nature 2020 - 1 electronic resource (33 p.)
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
978-3-030-29179-2_5 9783030291785
10.1007/978-3-030-29179-2_5 doi
Pharmacology
scientific inference, pharmacology, epistemology, Bayesian confirmation, evidence, relevance, similarity, analogy, computer simulation