Parascientific revolutions : the science and culture of the paranormal /

What can an exploration of pseudoscientific phenomena like telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and telekinesis tell us about accepted scientific and cultural thought? Examining how ideas rejected by the scientific establishment regenerate and return to mainstream discourse, Parascientific Revoluti...

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Main Author: Lee, Derek (Derek P.), 1979- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2025].
Series:Proximities: experiments in nearness.
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Summary:What can an exploration of pseudoscientific phenomena like telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition and telekinesis tell us about accepted scientific and cultural thought? Examining how ideas rejected by the scientific establishment regenerate and return to mainstream discourse, Parascientific Revolutions offers fresh insight into how the paranormal mind continually challenges our understanding of knowledge and belief.
Physical Description:282 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781517918897
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9781517918880
151791888X