An Introduction to Parapsychology, 5th ed.This is a thoroughly updated and revised edition of our highly acclaimed university textbook on the science of parapsychology. The objective of this book is to provide an introductory survey of parapsychologists' efforts to explore the authenticity and bases of anomalous, apparently paranormal phenomena. It outlines the origins of parapsychological research and critically reviews investigations of extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, poltergeist phenomena, near-death and out-of-body experiences, and the evaluation of parapsychology as a scientific enterprise. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
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... defined by its proponents as the study of “apparent anomalies of behavior and experience that exist apart from ... definition of parapsychological experiences is concerned it is purely a matter of appearances, of how an experience ...
... defined by its proponents as the study of “apparent anomalies of behavior and experience that exist apart from ... definition of parapsychological experiences is concerned it is purely a matter of appearances, of how an experience ...
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... definition because parapsychologists are un- able to specify what it is (as opposed to what it is not) that indicates an experience's involvement of the paranormal. It is thought insufficient to define extrasensory perception (ESP), for ...
... definition because parapsychologists are un- able to specify what it is (as opposed to what it is not) that indicates an experience's involvement of the paranormal. It is thought insufficient to define extrasensory perception (ESP), for ...
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... defining parapsychology in terms of its phenomena's apparent relation to conventional scientific principles, the issue ... definition of parapsychology may still be culturally bound to the extent ofits scientific perspective, but in any ...
... defining parapsychology in terms of its phenomena's apparent relation to conventional scientific principles, the issue ... definition of parapsychology may still be culturally bound to the extent ofits scientific perspective, but in any ...
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... definition. Human experience has a range of different dimensions, and specifically, there are facets of parapsychological experience other than its ostensible paranormality. For example, investigation of the hypothetical paranormal ...
... definition. Human experience has a range of different dimensions, and specifically, there are facets of parapsychological experience other than its ostensible paranormality. For example, investigation of the hypothetical paranormal ...
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... defined as the science of the paranormal. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of that approach? 2. Honorton (1993, p. 210) argued that the term “paranormal” is an anachronism: if psi is ontologically real it must necessarily ...
... defined as the science of the paranormal. What are the advantages and the disadvantages of that approach? 2. Honorton (1993, p. 210) argued that the term “paranormal” is an anachronism: if psi is ontologically real it must necessarily ...
Contents
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3 The Phenomenology of Extrasensory Perception | 29 |
4 Experimental Research on Extrasensory Perception | 48 |
5 Extrasensory Perception and Time | 83 |
6 Psychokinesis | 94 |
7 Special Topics in PK Research | 109 |
8 Theories of PSI | 124 |
12 OutofBody Experiences | 173 |
13 Apparitional Experiences | 192 |
14 Reincarnation Experiences | 208 |
15 Belief in the Paranormal | 222 |
16 Matters of Relevance | 237 |
17 Evaluation of Parapsychology as a Scientific Enterprise | 247 |
References | 263 |
Name Index | 303 |
9 The Survival Hypothesis | 138 |
10 Poltergeist Experiences | 145 |
11 NearDeath Experiences | 157 |
Subject Index | 309 |
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