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VELAZQUEZ DELGADO, Graciela. El rol de la abducción peirceana en el proceso de la investigación científica. Valenciana [online]. 2015, vol.8, n.15, pp.189-213. ISSN 2007-2538.

This article aims to contribute to the analysis and clarification of the nature of the Peircean abduction and think about its role and importance in scientific research. For this, is necessary to first articulate this philosopher early thinking about the three modes of inference, and then concentrate on the distinction between induction and hypothesis. Finally, the analysis will focus on enunciation and elucidation of abductive reasoning has a leading role in scientific research.

Palavras-chave : Abduction; Peirce; Reasoning; Inference; Scientific research.