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abduction
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Epistemic Justification – Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology press.rebus.community 5 facts
claimSome philosophers use the term 'induction' to encompass any non-deductive form of reasoning, including abduction.
claimWhile induction and abduction do not guarantee the truth of a non-basic belief, they provide a plausible epistemic reason to believe a proposition is true.
claimAbduction (or inference to the best explanation) is a type of reasoning that attempts to form the best explanation of available data.
referenceAbduction is a form of reasoning to the best explanation of some data.
claimContemporary foundationalists, including both strong and modest varieties, hold that non-basic beliefs can be justified through deduction, induction, and abduction from justified basic beliefs.
Perspectives on the alien abduction phenomenon - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
quoteBullard argues against the idea that abduction claimants are influenced by science fiction, stating: 'The small showing for monstrous types and the fact that they concentrate in less reliable cases should disappoint skeptics who look for the origin of abductions in the influence of Hollywood. Nothing like the profusion of imaginative screen aliens appears in the abduction literature.'
quoteThomas E. Bullard argues against the idea that abduction claimants are influenced by science fiction, stating: "The small showing for monstrous types and the fact that they concentrate in less reliable cases should disappoint skeptics who look for the origin of abductions in the influence of Hollywood. Nothing like the profusion of imaginative screen aliens appears in the abduction literature."
claimIndividuals who experience unusual and terrifying events during sleep paralysis, which are often dismissed as minor sleep disorders, may search for alternative explanations, leading them to conclude the event was an abduction.
KR 2026 : 23rd International Conference on Principles of ... - WikiCFP wikicfp.com 1 fact
claimThe 23rd International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2026) covers research topics including argumentation, belief change, common-sense reasoning, computational aspects of knowledge representation, description logics, ethical considerations in knowledge representation, explanation, abduction and diagnosis, geometric, spatial, and temporal reasoning, inconsistency- and exception-tolerant reasoning, knowledge acquisition, knowledge compilation, automated reasoning, satisfiability and model counting, knowledge representation languages, logic programming, answer set programming, model learning for diagnosis and planning, modeling and reasoning about preferences, modeling constraints and constraint solving, multi- and order-sorted representations and reasoning, non-monotonic logics, ontologies and knowledge-enriched data management, philosophical foundations of knowledge representation, qualitative reasoning, reasoning about actions and change, action languages, reasoning about knowledge, beliefs, and other mental attitudes, reasoning in knowledge graphs, reasoning in multi-agent systems, semantic web, similarity-based and contextual reasoning, and uncertainty and vagueness.
Anomalous Aerial Phenomena, Abductions, and Mysterious ... scirp.org 1 fact
quoteWhitley Strieber describes UAP phenomena as "Illusions designed to break (the human’s) will" to attract, alleviate fear, and facilitate an abduction.
Call for Papers: Main Track - KR 2026 kr.org 1 fact
claimThe KR 2026 conference accepts submissions on topics including argumentation, belief change, common-sense reasoning, computational aspects of knowledge representation, description logics, ethical considerations in KR, explanation/abduction/diagnosis, geometric/spatial/temporal reasoning, inconsistency- and exception-tolerant reasoning, knowledge acquisition, knowledge compilation/automated reasoning/satisfiability/model counting, knowledge representation languages, logic programming/answer set programming, model learning for diagnosis and planning, modeling and reasoning about preferences, modeling constraints and constraint solving, multi- and order-sorted representations and reasoning, non-monotonic logics, ontologies and knowledge-enriched data management, philosophical foundations of KR, qualitative reasoning, reasoning about actions and change/action languages, reasoning about knowledge/beliefs/mental attitudes, reasoning in knowledge graphs, reasoning in multi-agent systems, semantic web, similarity-based and contextual reasoning, and uncertainty and vagueness.
The Paranormal UFO Consciousness Podcast - Spotify for Creators creators.spotify.com 1 fact
perspectiveThe author posits that governments may suppress UFO disclosure because they are powerless to stop the millions of reported abductions, and admitting this would reveal total government impotence.
Alien Abduction Experience: Definition, neurobiological profiles ... neuroscigroup.us 1 fact
referenceRing and Rosing (1990) conducted a psychological survey of individuals reporting abductions and other UFO encounters, titled 'The Omega Project'.