Deviant Science : The Case of Parapsychology / James McClenon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClenon, James, Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures

Tables

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. Scientism and the Rejection of Extraordinary Anomalies

3. The Rhetorical Aspect of Parapsychology's Struggle with Its Critics

4. The Political Struggle of Parapsychology for Legitimacy

5. A Survey of Elite Scientists: Their Attitudes Toward ESP, Parapsychology, and Anomalous Experience

6. The Reaction of Parapsychology to Deviant Labeling

7. The Interaction Between Parapsychology and the Public

8. Conclusions

Appendix A: Elite Scientist Questionnaire

Appendix B: Additional Comments from Elite Scientists

Appendix C: Parapsychological Research Centers

Appendix D: Interview Questions for Parapsychologists

References

Index

Notes:

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Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512804560

1512804568

OCLC:

979905828