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Zusatztext Basing their definition of the findings of the Immortality Project (2012-15) they argue their case convincingly, but they are careful not to belittle or ridicule the effects which such experiences can have. Informationen zum Autor John Martin Fischer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, where he has held a University of California President's Chair (2006-10). He was President of the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division (2013-4). He was Project Leader of The Immortality Project (2012-15), sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation.Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Sam Houston State University. Previously, he was the Postdoctoral Fellow for the Immortality Project (2012-2015), sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation. Klappentext Near-Death Experiences gives an account of the profound meaning and striking transformative effects that near-death experiences engender. They argue that the integrity of scientific inquiry is compatible with genuine understanding of the significance of human spirituality. Zusammenfassung Near-death experiences offer a glimpse not only into the nature of death but also into the meaning of life. They are not only useful tools to aid in the human quest to understand death but are also deeply meaningful, transformative experiences for the people who have them. In a unique contribution to the growing and popular literature on the subject, philosophers John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin examine prominent near-death experiences, such as those of Pam Reynolds, Eben Alexander and Colton Burpo. They combine their investigations with critiques of the narratives' analysis by those who take them to show that our minds are immaterial and heaven is for real. In contrast, the authors provide a blueprint for a science-based explanation. Focusing on the question of whether near-death experiences provide evidence that consciousness is separable from our brains and bodies, Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin give a naturalistic account of the profound meaning and transformative effects that these experiences engender in many. This book takes the reality of near-death experiences seriously. But it also shows that understanding them through the tools of science is completely compatible with acknowledging their profound meaning. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Two Famous Near-Death Experiences Chapter Three: When Exactly Do the Near-Death Experiences Take Place? Chapter Four: Must an Explanation of Near-Death Experiences Appeal to the Nonphysical? Chapter Five: Are Lucid Experiences Necessarily Accurate? Chapter Six: Near-Death Experiences in the Blind Chapter Seven: Near-Death Experiences in Children and throughout the World Chapter Eight: Why Expect Near-Death Experiences to be Explained by a Single Factor? Chapter Nine: Are Simpler Explanations More Likely to be True? Chapter Ten: Near-Death Experiences, Transformation, and the Afterlife Chapter Eleven: A Strategy for Explaining Near-Death Experiences Chapter Twelve: Confirmation Bias: We Believe What We Want to Believe Chapter Thirteen: Awe, Wonder, and Hope References ...
