Parapsychology, philosophy and the mind : essays honoring John Beloff / edited by Fiona Steinkamp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beloff, John.

Steinkamp, Fiona, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology and philosophy--Congresses.

Parapsychology and philosophy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

v, 193 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2002]

Summary:

This book is divided into three sections and each section has three papers. The papers in the first section, "Parapsychology, Philosophy and the Mind, " explore "the mind-brain problem, " parapsychology and the principle of closure, and a cross-cultural perspective on dualism and the self. The second section, "Parapsychology, Self and Survival, " looks at parapsychological phenomena and the sense of self, chrysalid therapy, and the problem of super psi. The third section, "Parapsychology, Religion and Spirituality, " features papers that discuss parapsychology and how it relates to Hume's view of miracles, religion, and the origin of the Copernican hypothesis.

Contents:

Parapsychology, Philosophy and the Mind

Body and Soul: Another Look at the Mind-Brain Problem / John Beloff 9

Mechanism Overruled by Mentality? Parapsychology and the Principle of Causal Closure / Geoffrey Madell 16

Dualism and the Self: A Cross-Cultural Perspective / Hoyt Edge 33

Parapsychology, Self and Survival

Parapsychological Phenomena and the Sense of Self / Fiona Steinkamp 59

Could Chrysalid Telepathy Survive? / Mary Haight 81

The Problem of Super Psi / Stephen E. Braude 91

Parapsychology, Religion and Spirituality

Hume's "Of Miracles" and Parapsychology / Terence Penelhum 115

Could Parapsychology Have Any Bearing on Religion? / Timothy Sprigge 127

Kant's Criticism of Swedenborg: Parapsychology and the Origin of the Copernican Hypothesis / Stephen Palmquist 146.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-184) and index.

ISBN:

0786412364

OCLC:

50035417