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The Methodology of Sherlock Holmes: What Is at the Nub of the Process?

  • Published In: Philosophy & Literature, 2023, v. 47, n. 2. P. 359 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Quacchia, Russell L. 3 of 3

Abstract

The nub of Sherlock Holmes's investigative process has been overlooked in the analytical literature on the subject—until now. This study drills down into the character's methodology to explicate what is at its very heart. I present Holmes as a rational empiricist operating at the explicit level of observation and inference but also as an intuitive empathizer operating at a tacit level of awareness involving imaginative guesswork. I claim that the operational story of the former, where identifying essential clues to resolving a case involves intuitively sensing relevance, necessarily relies on that of the latter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Philosophy & Literature. 2023/10, Vol. 47, Issue 2, p359
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0190-0013
  • DOI:10.1353/phl.2023.a913811
  • Accession Number:174179051
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