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Reasoning, robots, and navigation: Dual roles for deductive and abductive reasoning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2011

Janet Wiles
Janet Wiles
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School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia. wiles@itee.uq.edu.auhttp://www.itee.uq.edu.au/~janetw/
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Abstract

Mercier & Sperber (M&S) argue for their argumentative theory in terms of communicative abilities. Insights can be gained by extending the discussion beyond human reasoning to rodent and robot navigation. The selection of arguments and conclusions that are mutually reinforcing can be cast as a form of abductive reasoning that I argue underlies the construction of cognitive maps in navigation tasks.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 92
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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