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This is the problem of #ConceptFormation, #ParadigmChange, or #ParadigmDevelopment.

C.S. #Peirce's #Pragmatism treats these issues under the #Logic of #Abduction or #Hypothesis.

Related Subjects —
#Anomaly #AbductiveInference #AbductiveReasoning
#Analogy #Inquiry #Diagnosis #DiagnosticReasoning