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Informationen zum Autor Mathematical psychologist Douglas M. Stokes is a former associate editor of the Journal of Parapsychology and has contributed to various journals and publications on the subject. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Klappentext What makes us who we are? From a scientific viewpoint, any individual's existence is improbable at best. Consciousness as an actuality is inarguable; its nature, however, remains elusive. This work argues the view of self as a field of pure consciousness, debating the existence of a continuing self and drawing conclusions about this entity and its relation to the physical body and the physical world. Beginning with an exploration of the relationship between mind and matter, it discusses ostensible psi phenomena such as extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis and their implications for our understanding of the mind and the cosmos. Additional topics include the perennial mind-body problem; the role of consciousness in quantum mechanics (and conversely the role of quantum mechanics in the study of consciousness); the anthropic principle; and evidence for Intelligent Design. Quasi-religious questions such as the survival of consciousness after death are also addressed. Zusammenfassung Consciousness as an actuality is inarguable; any conclusions regarding its nature! however! are far from definite. This work argues the view of self as a field of pure consciousness! debating the existence of a continuing self and drawing conclusions about this entity and its relation to the physical body and the physical world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface Introduction. Dreams and Awakenings 1. Mind and Matter 2. Mind and the Quantum 3. Spontaneous Phenomena as Evidence for Psi 4. Experimental Investigations of Psi Phenomena 5. The Implications of Psi 6. Death and the Mind 7. The Nature of the Self 8. The Self Writ Large 9. A Summing Up Bibliography Index ...
