Question

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) provided a three-step method for clarifying and evaluating meaningful philosophical terms. Recall that meaningful terms, according to Peirce, are those that make some practical difference or have experiential consequences. This three-step method is similar in form to the scientific method: __________

Answer 1

The answer is below

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Abduction or Abductive reasoning - making of hypotheses to account for observable data

2. Deduction or Deductive reasoning - determining what should be the case if the hypotheses are the case, thus, deducting the practical implication of the theory.

3. Induction or Inductive reasoning - carrying out the testing of hypotheses, by evaluating the usefulness of a theory for future purpose use.