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Science, the Self, and Survival after Death : Selected Writings of Ian Stevenson.

Ian Stevenson was an internationally-known psychiatrist who sought to examine, with scientific rigor, questions usually reserved for philosophy and religion. Featuring a selection of his papers and excerpts from his books, Science, the Self, and Survival after Death presents the larger context of St...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stevenson, Ian, 1918-2007 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Kelly, Emily Williams, 1949-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Science, The Self, And Survival After Death ; Contents; General Introduction; 1 Some of My Journeys in Medicine: 1989; 1: New Ideas in Science; 2 Scientists with Half-Closed Minds: 1958; 3 What Are the Irreducible Components of the Scientific Enterprise?: 1999; 2: The Nature of Human Personality; 4 Why Medicine Is Not a Science: 1949; 5 The End of Patient Abuse in Medical Care: 1985; 6 Psychosomatic Medicine Part I: What We Know about Illness and the Emotions: 1954; 7 Bodily Changes Corresponding to Mental Images in the Person Affected: 1997.
  • 8 Bodily Changes Corresponding to Another Person's Mental Images: 19979 Comments on the Psychological Effects of Mescaline and Allied Drugs: 1957; 10 Can We Describe the Mind?: 1980; 3: Psychical Research-Principles and Methods; 11 Changing Fashions in the Study of Spontaneous Cases: 1987; 12 Comments on Paper by Michael Scriven: 1962; 13 Thoughts on the Decline of Major Paranormal Phenomena: 1989; 4: Research on the Question of Survival After Death: Reviews and Representative Case Reports; 14 Sources of Evidence Supporting a Belief in Survival: 1969; 4a: Apparitions.
  • 15 Modern Apparitional Experiences: 19954b: Death-Bed Visions; 16 Modern Apparitional Experiences: 1995; 4c: Out-of-Body and Near-Death Experiences; 17 Cardiac Arrest Remembered: 1971; 18 Comments on "The Reality of Death Experiences: A Personal Perspective": 1980; 19 The Case of Linda McKnight: 1998; 4d: Mediumship; 20 A Communicator of the "Drop In" Type in Iceland: The Case of Gudni Magnusson: 1975; 4e: Cases of the Reincarnation Type; 21 Reincarnation: Field Studies and Theoretical Issues: 1977; 22 Some New Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation: The Case of Ampan Petcherat: 1973.
  • 23 Three New Cases of the Reincarnation Type in Sri Lanka with Written Records Made Before Verifications: 19884f: Cases of the Reincarnation Type with Birthmarks and Birth Defects; 24 Excerpt from Reincarnation and Biology: 1997; 25 Birthmarks and Birth Defects Corresponding to Wounds on Deceased Persons: 1993; 26 The Case of Hanumant Saxena: 1997; 4g: Maternal Impressions; 27 A New Look at Maternal Impressions: An Analysis of Fifty Published Cases and Reports of Two Recent Examples: 1992; 28: A Case of Severe Birth Defects Possibly Due to Cursing: 1989; 4h: Possession.
  • 29 A Case of the Possession Type in India with Evidence of Paranormal Knowledge: 19894i: Xenoglossy; 30 A Case of Secondary Personality with Xenoglossy: 1979; 5: Implications; 31 "The Explanatory Value of the Idea of Reincarnation": 1977; 32 Comments on "Is Outcome for Schizophrenia Better in Nonindustrial Societies? The Case of Sri Lanka": 1979; 33 The Significance of Survival for Our Present Life: 1969; 34 Assumptions of Religion and Psychiatry: 1955; Conclusion: Toward a Tertium Quid; Appendix: Publications of Ian Stevenson; Index; About the Author.