How to Think Impossibly : About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kripal, Jeffrey J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Altered states of consciousness--Philosophy.

Altered states of consciousness.

Curiosities and wonders--Philosophy.

Curiosities and wonders.

Dualism.

Extrasensory perception--Philosophy.

Extrasensory perception.

Metaphysics.

Monism.

Mysticism--Philosophy.

Mysticism.

Parapsychology--Philosophy.

Parapsychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2024.

Summary:

A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human. From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, UFO encounters, and beyond, so-called impossible phenomena are not supposed to happen. But they do happen—all the time. Jeffrey J. Kripal asserts that the impossible is a function not of reality but of our everchanging assumptions about what is real. How to Think Impossibly invites us to think about these fantastic (yet commonplace) experiences as an essential part of being human, expressive of a deeply shared reality that is neither mental nor material but gives rise to both. Thinking with specific individuals and their extraordinary experiences in vulnerable, open, and often humorous ways, Kripal interweaves humanistic and scientific inquiry to foster an awareness that the fantastic is real, the supernatural is super natural, and the impossible is possible.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Prologue. Knowledge before Its Time

Introduction. The Fantastic Foundations of Reality

Part One. When the Impossible Happens

Part Two. Making the Impossible Possible

Epilogue. The Three Bars

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780226833699

OCLC:

1439002252