Explaining The Unexplained - Mysteries Of The Paranormal

by Hans Jürgen Eysenck, Carl Sargent

Over 75 per cent of the population believes in ESP (extra-sensory preception), and a majority in precognition. Reports of apparitions, of telepathy, and other strange phenomena have been rife since antiquity. Science has made such staggering advances in explaining the world around us that paranormal events - those that seem to contradict scientific laws - appear all the more suspect. This book argues that these dismissive attitudes are fundamentally non-scientific. Where evidence for the paranormal exists, scientists have a responsibility to examine and evaluate that evidence. The authors of this book investigate poltergeists, the mystique and the powers of mediums and faith healers, and the effects of sensory deprivation, meditation and hypnosis on paranormal human abilities (psi). They also discuss the most recent findings concerning mind-over-matter experiments, life beyond death and the effects of personality, sex differences and the environment on the way that psi operates.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Reference

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

= Hans J. Eysenck = H.J. Eysenck
Hans Jürgen Eysenck (/ˈaɪzɛŋk/; 4 March 1916 – 4 September 1997) was a psychologist born in Germany, who spent his professional career in Great Britain. He is best remembered for his work on intelligence and personality, though he worked in a wide range of areas. At the time of his death, Eysenck was the living psychologist most frequently cited in science journals

Reviews

[David Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very scientific look at the possibilities of ESP and PK (telepathy & telekinesis to all you super hero fans). Great research material, super informative and packed with data but with its thoroughness comes a bit of a dry narrative. Definitely not the sort of slick learning experience that say The Big Short was to economics. A very cool read nonetheless, I had no idea how realistic a field the Ghostbusters actually worked in!

[Paul]

#26 1987