Philosophy
Analogy and analogical reasoning
Philosophy
The many roles of analogy
Analogical arguments
Characterization
Plausibility
Analogical inference rules
Criteria for evaluating analogical arguments
Commonsense guidelines
Aristotle's theory
Material criteria: Hesse’s theory
Formal criteria: the structure-mapping theory
Models and theories
Philosophical foundations for analogical reasoning
Deductive justification
Inductive justification
A priori justification
Pragmatic justification
Analogy and confirmation