William James psychical research and the challenge of modernity

Krister Dylan Knapp provides [an] analytical and contextualized account of James's psychical research. Knapp argues that psychical research permeated James's life: while James always maintained a critical stance towards claims of paranormal phenomena, its study was central to his relations...

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Other Authors: Knapp, Krister Dylan, autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press cop. 2017
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Summary:Krister Dylan Knapp provides [an] analytical and contextualized account of James's psychical research. Knapp argues that psychical research permeated James's life: while James always maintained a critical stance towards claims of paranormal phenomena, its study was central to his relationships familial and professional, shaped his unique intellectual disposition, and threaded together his life's intellectual trajectory.
Physical Description:385 p. : il. ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 355-374) e índice
ISBN:9781469631240