Science, the Self, and Survival after Death

Selected Writings of Ian Stevenson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Ian Stevenson was a prominent and internationally-known psychiatrist, researcher, and well-regarded figure in the field of psychical research. Science, the Self, and Survival after Death is the first book devoted to surveying the entirety of his work and the extraordinary scope and variety of his research. He studied universal questions that cut to the core of a person’s identity: What is consciousness? How did we become the unique individuals that we are? Do we survive in some form after death? Stevenson’s writings on the nature of science and the mind-body relationship, as well as his empirical research, demonstrate his strongly held belief that the methods of science can be applied successfully to such humanly vital questions. Featuring a selection of his papers and excerpts from his books, this collection presents the larger context of Stevenson’s work and illustrates the issues and questions that guided him throughout his career.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-21
Mått:161 x 235 x 36 mm
Vikt:771 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:424
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781442221147

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Emily Williams Kelly (PhD University of Edinburgh) is research assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies, Department of Psychiatric Medicine, at the University of Virginia.

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The growing research on the whole expanse of human experience owes a big debt of gratitude to Stevenson’s lifelong, conscientious work. Readers interested in the many questions addressed by Stevenson will benefit from his very considerable knowledge and insights, but I would also recommend the book to graduate students in psychology and related areas, to counter the notion that the only way to increase our knowledge of the human condition is by tackling easy problems in a laboratory setting. Emily Williams Kelly has reminded us of Stevenson’s important contributions and of the challenges still facing those willing to research all of human experience

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionGeneral Introduction (Emily Williams Kelly)1. “Some of My Journeys in Medicine” (1989)Part 1: New Ideas in ScienceIntroduction (Emily Williams Kelly)2. “Scientists with Half-Closed Minds” (1958)3. “What Are the Irreducible Components of the Scientific Enterprise?” (1999)Part 2: The Nature of Human PersonalityIntroduction (Emily Williams Kelly)4. “Why Medicine is Not a Science” (1949)5. Excerpts from “The End of Patient Abuse in Medical Care” (1985)6. Excerpts from “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” (1997)9. Excerpts from “Comments on the Psychological Effects of Mescaline and Allied Drugs” (1957)10. Excerpts from “Can We Describe the Mind?” (1980)Part 3: Psychical Research - Principles and MethodsIntroduction (Emily Williams Kelly