Hundredth Monkey Best of Skeptical Inquirer

The Hundredth Monkey takes its title from philosopher Ron Amundson's expose of the "Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon," a claim about collective consciousness. Forty-three essays by thirty-nine authors, including Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, Carl Sagan, Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, and James Randi, examine aspects of paranormal and fringe-science beliefs from an authoritative, scientific point of view. The penetrating and entertaining essays, many with timely postscripts, are grouped into nine categories:- Understanding Human Need - Examining Popular Claims- Encouraging Critical Thinking - Medical Controversies- Evaluating the Anomalous Experience - Astrology- Considering Parapsychology - Crashed Saucer Claims- Controversies Within ScienceScientists and scholars discuss the burden of skepticism and the delicate balance between a creative openness to new ideas and the relentless scrutiny of new claims. A classic source book for scientifically responsible explanations of controversies, hoaxes, bizarre mysteries, and popular cultural myths.

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Edited by Kendrick Frazier

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Kendrick Frazier (Herausgeber), Frazier Kendrick (Herausgeber)
• Autoren: Kendrick Frazier
• Verlag: Prometheus Books
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2024
• Thema: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Sonstiges; Ratgeber > Spiritualität > Altes Wissen, Alte Kulturen
• EAN: 9781633889668
• ISBN: 978-1-63388-966-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 414
• Serie: The Hundredth Monkey
• Themen: SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Occultism, Philosophy of Science, Mysticism, magic & ritual, Mysticism, magic & occult interests, Psychic powers & psychic phenomena, Impact of science & technology on society, Parapsychological studies, Occult Studies, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Psychic Phenomena / General