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    It is not the case that There is room for both computational and traditional philosophical models of analogical reasoning.

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    • 1.Computational models of analogy (e.g., Gentner's SME) are descriptive of cognitive processes, not normative guides to valid inference.
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    • 2.Combining descriptive and normative frameworks without a unifying epistemology produces an equivocation on what 'analogical reasoning' means.
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    • 3.A theory of analogical reasoning that conflates psychological modeling with logical justification commits a naturalistic fallacy about inference norms.
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    • 1.Aristotle's account of analogia and Mill's methods of inductive inference presuppose that analogical strength is irreducibly domain-specific and judgment-laden.
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    • 2.Computational models abstract away domain-specific judgment into formal structural mappings, systematically omitting what traditional accounts identify as epistemically essential.
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    • 3.A framework that omits what rival theories identify as the core phenomenon does not complement those theories but rather displaces them.
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    • 1.Computational models have value in modeling the construction and recognition of analogies.
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    • 2.Traditional philosophical models provide normative principles needed for critical evaluation of analogical inferences.
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