Arguments from non-causal analogy form a distinctive class of analogical arguments in science not recognized in authoritative classifications by, e.g., Hesse (1963) and Bartha (2009). In this paper, I illustrate this novel class of scientific analogies by means of historical examples from physics, biology and economics, at the same time emphasizing their broader significance for contemporary debates in epistemology.

Nappo, F., Close encounters with scientific analogies of the third kind, <<EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE>>, 2021; 11 (3): 1-20. [doi:10.1007/s13194-021-00391-4] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/338726]

Close encounters with scientific analogies of the third kind

Nappo, Francesco
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2021

Abstract

Arguments from non-causal analogy form a distinctive class of analogical arguments in science not recognized in authoritative classifications by, e.g., Hesse (1963) and Bartha (2009). In this paper, I illustrate this novel class of scientific analogies by means of historical examples from physics, biology and economics, at the same time emphasizing their broader significance for contemporary debates in epistemology.
2021
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Nappo, F., Close encounters with scientific analogies of the third kind, <<EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE>>, 2021; 11 (3): 1-20. [doi:10.1007/s13194-021-00391-4] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/338726]
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