Critical reflections on the paranormal / edited by Michael Stoeber, Hugo Meynell.

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BF1031 .C84 1996eb

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Contents:

1. Critical Reflections on the Paranormal: An Introduction / Michael Stoeber -- 2. On Investigation of the So-Called Paranormal / Hugo Meynell -- 3. Parapsychology: Merits and Limits / Donald Evans -- 4. Why Critical Reflection on the Paranormal Is So Important -- And So Difficult / David Ray Griffin -- 5. Reflections on Incorporeal Agency / Terence Penelhum -- 6. Souls in Process: A Theoretical Inquiry into Animal Psi / Susan J. Armstrong -- 7. Medico-Scientific Assumptions Regarding Paradeath Phenomena: Explanation or Obfuscation? / Heather Botting -- 8. Postmortem Survival: The State of the Debate / Stephen E. Braude -- 9. Morality and Parapsychology / James R. Horne.

Summary: Critical Reflections on the Paranormal discusses various aspects of paranormal phenomena such as telepathy, psychokinesis, trance-mediumship, near-death experiences, and past-life memories. It reflects on what is reasonable to believe about them, and why; and it suggests what changes they might demand in our worldview, if these phenomena are accepted as genuine. The collection includes essays written by Susan Armstrong, Heather Botting, Stephen Braude, Don Evans, David Ray Griffin, James Horne, Terence Penelhum, and the editors.

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Critical Reflections on the Paranormal discusses various aspects of paranormal phenomena such as telepathy, psychokinesis, trance-mediumship, near-death experiences, and past-life memories. It reflects on what is reasonable to believe about them, and why; and it suggests what changes they might demand in our worldview, if these phenomena are accepted as genuine. The collection includes essays written by Susan Armstrong, Heather Botting, Stephen Braude, Don Evans, David Ray Griffin, James Horne, Terence Penelhum, and the editors.

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