Originally published in 1968 The Founders of Psychical Research is centred upon the lives and work of Henry Sidgwick, Edmund Gurney and Frederic Myers - prominent in the Society for Psychical Research (S.P.R) - during its early years: it is not a history of the Society. It passes over important aspects of the S.P.R.'s story and deals at some length with matters quite outside it. The book frequently gives accounts of 'paranormal' phenomena which if indeed they occurred, would not be explainable through any recognisable hypothesis, but are treated throughout as unexplained.
| ISBN: | 9780367182878 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2020 |
| Author: | Alan Gauld |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 398 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Spiritualism Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems Philosophy of mind Religion: general Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints Social, group or collective psychology Cognition and cognitive psychology Parapsychological studies Philosophy of science Philosophical traditions and schools of thought |