The Seybert Report

Rhetoric, Rationale, and the Problem of Psi Research

Autor*innen

• Elizabeth Schleber Lowry

Parameter

• 112 Seiten
• 4 Lesestunden

• Esoterik & Religion
• Geschichte
• Medizin & Gesundheit
• Weltgeschichte

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The book offers a rhetorical analysis of the "Seybert Report," stemming from a 19th-century investigation into paranormal phenomena at the University of Pennsylvania. It highlights the report's significance as a historical benchmark in academic discourse surrounding paranormal research. Elizabeth Schleber Lowry explores various approaches to psi, including the rhetoric of science and the history and philosophy of science, providing insight into how such topics have been treated in academia for over a century.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Einband: Paperback