Leaps of Faith: Science, Miracles, and the Search for Supernatural Consolation

Nicholas Humphrey

Springer New York, Jun 1, 1999 - Medical - 244 pages

"Elegant and literate" -THE TIMES OF LONDON
"The kind of book that both skeptics and believers would do well to read"- SKEPTICAL INQUIRER
"An urbane, original, convincing rebuttal of paranormal and supernatural notions" -NEW SCIENTIST
"A lively, entertaining book... Humphrey has set himself a larger task than simply explaining why people believe in parapsychology: the task of explaining why it is irrational to believe in it."-NATURE

About the author

Nicholas Humphrey has held posts at Oxford and Cambridge universities, and is now professor emeritus of psychology at the London School of Economics. His many books include "A History of the Mind" and "Seeing Red.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Leaps of Faith: Science, Miracles, and the Search for Supernatural Consolation; Copernicus Series
• Author: Nicholas Humphrey
• Contributor: D. Dennett
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Springer New York, 1999
• ISBN: 0387987207, 9780387987200
• Length: 244 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Clinical Medicine; Medical / Family & General Practice; Medical / Practice Management & Reimbursement