b. 1965
Igor Douven is a Dutch philosopher specializing in epistemology, philosophy of science, and formal approaches to reasoning. He is known for his work on abduction (inference to the best explanation), Bayesian epistemology, and the rationality of belief, and has written extensively on scientific realism and conceptual spaces.
Authored 'The Art of Abduction' (2022), a major treatise on inference to the best explanation
Developed formal models of belief revision and rational acceptance
Contributed to debates on scientific realism and the no-miracles argument
Advanced work on conceptual spaces theory following Gärdenfors
Served as editor and contributor for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on abduction