Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind
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Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind is a book by Joseph Banks Rhine
and Joseph Gaither Pratt
, originally published in 1957. It is a textbook and reference work which provides an introduction to the field of parapsychology
, which discusses "methods for testing, tables for evaluation, reading lists, and other research aids".
Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind has been reviewed in The Philosophical Review
, Philosophy East and West
, and the Southern Medical Journal.
Joseph Banks Rhine
Joseph Banks Rhine was a botanist who later developed an interest in parapsychology and psychology. Rhine founded the parapsychology lab at Duke University, the Journal of Parapsychology, and the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man...
and Joseph Gaither Pratt
Joseph Gaither Pratt
Joseph Gaither Pratt was an American psychologist who specialized in the field of parapsychology. Among his research interests were extrasensory perception, psychokinesis, mediumship, poltergeists and psi....
, originally published in 1957. It is a textbook and reference work which provides an introduction to the field of parapsychology
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
, which discusses "methods for testing, tables for evaluation, reading lists, and other research aids".
Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind has been reviewed in The Philosophical Review
The Philosophical Review
The Philosophical Review is a quarterly journal of philosophy edited by the faculty of the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell University and published by Duke University Press . The journal publishes original work in all areas of analytic philosophy, but emphasizes material that is of general...
, Philosophy East and West
Philosophy East and West
Philosophy East and West is an international, interdisciplinary academic journal that seeks to promote literacy on non-Western traditions of philosophy in relation to Anglo-American philosophy. Philosophy defined in terms of cultural traditions broadly integrates the professional discipline with...
, and the Southern Medical Journal.
See also
- Extra-Sensory PerceptionExtrasensory Perception (book)Extrasensory Perception is a 1934 book written by parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine, which discusses his research work at Duke University. Extrasensory perception is the ability to acquire information shielded from the senses, and the book was "of such a scope and of such promise as to...
(1934), book by J. B. Rhine