To answer that we need to consider the following:
In the Peircian universe, human reason permanently is moving from a "state
of doubt" to a "state of belief" (not necessarily a state of knowledge)
And, from that state of "belief" it creates an "habit" and from it is
possible to "act" in the world.
Peirce also observes something very important: the "doubt" is what
detonates "inquiry", to reach that "state of belief" (and the following
states).
The capital thing is that the only thing that can broke the "habit" is the
"surprise", not only a "doubt". In fact, is the "surprise" that detonates
"inquiry".
So, walking back to the question:
*guessing* (or conjecture... or speculation): is the first explanation to
that "surprising" fact that detonates "inquiry".
*abduction (abductive reasoning):* is reasoning conducted by hypothesis,
where there are at the same time a possible explanation and also a
hypothesis to confirm.
In the Peircian view, abduction is a methodological tool for scientific
research.
I am still in the middle of the Peircean puzzle
best regards
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2015-02-10 15:11 GMT-03:00 Terence Love <[log in to unmask]>:
> Hello,
> Please can someone explain the differences between 'abduction' and
> 'guessing'?
> Its puzzled me since reading Pierce.
> Terry
>
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