This work was the first sustained philosophical study of psychic phenomena to follow C.D. Broad's LECTURES ON PSYCHICAL RESEARCH, written nearly twenty years earlier. The author clearly defines the categories of psychic phenomena, surveys the most compelling experimental data, and traces their implications for the philosophy of science and the philosophy of mind. He considers carefully the abstract presuppositions underlying leading theories of psychic phenomena, and he offers bold criticisms of both mechanistic analyses of communication and psychophysical identity theories. In addition, he challenges the received view that experimental repeatability is the paramount criterion for evaluating parapsychological research, and he exposes the deep confusions underlying Jung's concept of synchronicity.
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The phenomena investigated in experimental parapsychology fall into the now familiar categories of ESP (which includes telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition) and psychokinesis (PK). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
synchronistic explanations, clairvoyant interaction, telepathic cognition, replicating scientist, telepathic interaction, psi functioning, relevant common property, trace theorists, observational theories, experimenter psi, ostensibly paranormal phenomena, paper punch tape, ganzfeld stimulation, clairvoyant cognition, replication attempts, clairvoyance tests, mean chance expectation, experimental repeatability, semantic regularities, psi experiments, identical brain states, psi phenomena, psi phenomenon, passive volition, psi abilities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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synchronistic explanations, clairvoyant interaction, telepathic cognition, replicating scientist, telepathic interaction, psi functioning, relevant common property, trace theorists, observational theories, experimenter psi, ostensibly paranormal phenomena, paper punch tape, ganzfeld stimulation, clairvoyant cognition, replication attempts, clairvoyance tests, mean chance expectation, experimental repeatability, semantic regularities, psi experiments, identical brain states, psi phenomena, psi phenomenon, passive volition, psi abilities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Handbook of Parapsychology by Benjamin B. Wolman on 4 pages
- Philosophy and Parapsychology by Jan K. Ludwig in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Lectures on Psychical Research (International Library of Philosophy) by Charlie Dunbar Broad in Front Matter, and page 202
- Muirhead Library of Philosophy (95 volumes): Philosophy and Psychical Research by Thakur Shivesh C in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. von Osten) (1907; English 1911) (Thoemmes Press - Classics in Psychology) (Vol 40) by Oskar Pfungst on page 31, and Back Matter
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- Body Mind Spirit: Exploring the Parapsychology of Spirituality by Charles T. Tart in Front Matter
- Miracles of Mind: Exploring Nonlocal Consciousness and Spritual Healing by Russell Targ in Back Matter
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