PF Bibliography #6: Parapsychology as a Science
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Alcock, J. (1990). Science and Supernature: A Critical Appraisal of Parapsychology. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus. (133.8 ALC)
Brier, B. (1974). Methodology in parapsychology and other sciences. In A. Angoff & B. Shapin (Eds.), Parapsychology and the Sciences (pp. 15-25). New York: Parapsychology Foundation. (PF 133.06 PAR 1972) To purchase this book from our on-line store click on the following link: http://www.psi-mart.com/details.php?Id=&IdArt=77
Dingwall, E.J. (1974). Is modern parapsychology a science? In A. Angoff& B. Shapin (Eds.), Parapsychology and the Sciences (pp. 1-12). New York: Parapsychology Foundation. (PF 133.06 PAR 1972) To purchase this book from our on-line store click on the following link: http://www.psi-mart.com/details.php?Id=&IdArt=77
Hyman, R. (1989). The Elusive Quarry: A Scientific Appraisal of Psychical Research. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books. (133.072 HYM)
Irwin, H.J. (2003). Evaluation of parapsychology as a scientific enterprise. In H.J. Irwin, An Introduction to Parapsychology (4th ed.) (pp. 305-320). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. (133.072 IRW) To purchase this book from our on-line store, click on the following link: http://www.psi-mart.com/details.php?Id=&IdArt=240
Kurtz, P. (1978). Is parapsychology a science? Skeptical Inquirer, 3, 14-32.
McClenon, J. (1984). Deviant Science: The Case of Parapsychology. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. (133.0722 MCC)
Rao, K.R. (1982). Science and the legitimacy of psi. In B. Shapin& L. Coly (Eds.), Parapsychology and the Experimental Method (pp. 100-112). New York: Parapsychology Foundation. (PF 133.06 PAR) To purchase this book from our on-line store click on the following link: http://www.psi-mart.com/details.php?Id=&IdArt=86
Rhine, J.B. (1947). Impatience with scientific method in parapsychology. Journal of Parapsychology, 11, 283-295.
Schouten, S.A. (2002). Beyond the enchanted boundary. Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 96, 164-171.
Stevenson, I. (1988). Was the attempt to identify parapsychology as a separate field of science misguided? Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 82, 309-317.
Truzzi, M. (1980). A skeptical look at Paul Kurtz’s analysis of the scientific status of parapsychology. Journal of Parapsychology, 44, 35-56.
Walach, H., & Schmidt, S. (2005). Repairing Plato’s life boat with Ockham’s Razor: The important function of research in anomalies for consciousness studies. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 12, 52-70.
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