Parapsychology, Philosophy and the Mind Essays Honoring John Beloff

John Beloff is one of our foremost authorities in parapsychology. He is credited with an instrumental role in the acceptance of parapsychology into academia. On April 21 and 22, 2000, a two-day international conference was held by the Koestler Parapsychology Unit of the Psychology Department at the University of Edinburgh to celebrate Beloffs eightieth birthday. Most of the essays in this work were presented at this conference honoring John Beloff. All of the contributors have published a number of articles in mainstream philosophy and their essays promote Beloffs greatest interest--a philosophical interaction with parapsychology. The book is divided into three sections and each section has three papers. The papers in the first section, "Parapsychology, Philosophy and the Mind, " explore "the mind-brain problem, " parapsychology and the principle of closure, and a cross-cultural perspective on dualism and the self. The second section, "Parapsychology, Self and Survival, " looks at parapsychological phenomena and the sense of self, chrysalid therapy, and the problem of super psi. The third section, "Parapsychology, Religion and Spirituality, " features papers that discuss parapsychology and how it relates to Humes view of miracles, religion, and the origin of the Copernican hypothesis.Steinkamp, Fiona is the author of 'Parapsychology, Philosophy and the Mind Essays Honoring John Beloff' with ISBN 9780786412365 and ISBN 0786412364.