This book discusses how scientific and other types of cognition make use of models abduction
and explanatory reasoning in order to produce important or creative changes in theories and
concepts. It includes revised contributions presented during the international conference on
Model-Based Reasoning (MBR'015) held on June 25-27 in Sestri Levante Italy. The book is
divided into three main parts the first of which focuses on models reasoning and
representation. It highlights key theoretical concepts from an applied perspective addressing
issues concerning information visualization experimental methods and design. The second part
goes a step further examining abduction problem solving and reasoning. The respective
contributions analyze different types of reasoning discussing various concepts of inference
and creativity and their relationship with experimental data. In turn the third part reports
on a number of historical epistemological and technological issues. By analyzing possible
contradictions in modern research and describing representative case studies in experimental
research this part aims at fostering new discussions and stimulating new ideas. All in all
the book provides researchers and graduate students in the field of applied philosophy
epistemology cognitive science and artificial intelligence alike with an authoritative
snapshot of current theories and applications of model-based reasoning.
