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Auguste Deter and the parallel journey of scientific reason...

7/23/2016

 
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This picture of Auguste Deter was taken in 1906, shortly before her death. Her contribtion to the "discovery" of Alzheimer's Disease has been documented here and elsewhere.

I always found it curious that we haven't uniformly identified the discovery as early onset disease since she was in her early 50s when she actually died.

Recently I started reading the work of Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) a scientist, philosopher, mathematician and self described logician. Peirce defined the three types of reasoning as one in the same with similar stages in scientific research.
  • abduction (hypothesis presented)
  • deduction (necessary consequences of hypothesis)
  • induction (tests consequences and generalizes conclusions)​
​The simplest way to apply reasoning and logic directly to scientific findings: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Abduction
Rule: All the beans in this bag are white
Result: These beans are white
​Case: These beans are from this bag
Deduction
Rule: All the beans in this bag are white
Case: These beans are from this bag
​Result: These beans ae white
Induction
Case: These beans are from this bag
Result: These beans are white
​Rule: All the beans in this bag are white
I like to explore theories of inference to understand how we examine clinical evidence in healthcare.

Thought of CS Peirce--Geoff McDonnell, dynamic systems modeling

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Qualitative Research Methods--Coursera

  • Abduction is legitimate and creative, but remains a guess
  • Conspiracy theories:
  • Wild interpretations are presented as "facts"
  • Wrong induction and wrong deduction
  • Cherry picking & Confirmation bias
  • General rule is bent until it fits
  • Rebuttal is cover-up
Check back here for review of Alzheimer's Association International Conference (#AAIC16) findings--this is your guide to reaching your own conclusions.

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