Philosophy of science In the philosophy of science, abduction has been the key inference method to support scientific realism, and much of the debate about scientific realism is focused on whether abduction is an acceptable method of inference.Lipton, Peter. (2001). Inference to the Best Explanation, London: Routledge. .
Philosophy of. science In the philosophy of science, abduction has been the key inference method to support scientific realism and much of the debate about scientific realism is focused on whether abduction is an acceptable method of inference.Lipton, Peter. (2001) Inference to the Best Explanation, London: ,Routledge. .