Description
| Product ID: | 9780786419388 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Parapsychology in the Twenty-First Century |
| Subtitle: | Essays on the Future of Psychical Research |
| Authors: | Author: Lance Storm, Michael A. Thalbourne |
| Page Count: | 396 |
| Subjects: | Parapsychological studies, Parapsychological studies, 21st century |
| Description: | This collection of essays focuses on the future of the psychical research field. Some of the areas of study covered include altered states of consciousness, ESP, Meta-Analysis, the theory of psychopraxia, and sociological and phenomenological issues. By now, parapsychology should have become an accepted scientific field of research. However, there is great resistance to parapsychological research despite the strength of evidence in favor of conducting it. This collection of essays focuses on the future of the psychical research field. One essay speculates about a kind of future when psychic phenomena are studied in every university. Another identifies 10 areas of potential difficulty facing parapsychology. Other essays indicate areas where conclusions may need re-examination and refinement and presents possibilities for innovative approaches to future study. Some of the areas of study covered include altered states of consciousness, ESP, Meta-Analysis, the theory of psychopraxia, and sociological and phenomenological issues. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2005-01-06 |
