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The Holmesian logician: Sherlock Holmes’ “Science of Deduction and Analysis” and the logic of discovery - Synthese Formal Analysis, The Science Of Deduction, A Study In Scarlet, Background Knowledge, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Logic, Problem Solving, Vocabulary

This paper examines whether Sherlock Holmes’ “Science of Deduction and Analysis,” as reconstructed by Hintikka and Hintikka (in: Eco U, Sebeok TA (eds) The sign of three: Peirce, Dupin, Holmes, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, 1983), exemplifies a logic of discovery. While the Hintikkas claimed it does, their approach remained largely programmatic, and ultimately unsuccessful. Their reconstruction must thus be expanded, in particular to account for the role of memory in inquiry…

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