{"product_id":"probing-parapsychology-9781476680385","title":"Probing Parapsychology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Parapsychology is a science made controversial by its subjects: extrasensory perception, psychokinesis (mind over matter) and disembodied minds, which imply life after death. Moreover, these parapsychological phenomena (called psi) challenge physicalism, the philosophy that everything can be completely understood in terms of physics. This book is a snapshot of the parapsychological field, with essays written by authors of diverse academic backgrounds and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Essays examine parapsychological phenomena from prehistory, through the founding of the science by intellectuals distressed by physicalism, to the postmodern present. It includes both experimental and theoretical evaluations of the phenomena. Parapsychology is a science which may overturn the philosophy which has dominated science since Newton and may inspire curious readers who are disheartened by the consequent denial of the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJay Harold Ellens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant R. Shafer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStanley Krippner and Everton Maraldi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe History of Parapsychology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV.G. Miller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtrasensory Perception: Telepathy, Clairvoyance, Precognition, and Retrocognition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant R. Shafer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychokinesis: Famous Cases Around the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eV.G. Miller\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReincarnation and ­Past-Life Memory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames G. Matlock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Overview of Research on Mediums: History and Cautions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen J. Pullum, Carole M. Van Camp, and Wendy Donlin Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalking to Your Dead Uncle Teddy: Probing the Validity and Persuasiveness of TV Mediums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephen J. Pullum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e­Serpent-Handling as ­Near-Death Experience\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRalph W. Hood, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e­Near-Death Experiences 1: History, Explanations, Anecdotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant R. Shafer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e­Near-Death Experiences 2: More Rigorous Studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant R. Shafer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevising Our Concepts About Reality: The Challenge of Consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDean Radin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheoretical Criticism of Psychic Research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant R. Shafer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJay Harold Ellens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrant R. Shafer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040471122263,"sku":"9781476680385","price":40.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476680385.jpg?v=1750946858","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/probing-parapsychology-9781476680385","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}