Deviant Science : : The Case of Parapsychology / / James McClenon.
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Ann...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1985 |
سنة النشر: | 2016 |
الطبعة: | Reprint 2016 |
اللغة: | English |
سلاسل: | Anniversary Collection
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وصف مادي: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scientism and the Rejection of Extraordinary Anomalies -- 3. The Rhetorical Aspect of Parapsychology's Struggle with Its Critics -- 4. The Political Struggle of Parapsychology for Legitimacy -- 5. A Survey of Elite Scientists: Their Attitudes Toward ESP, Parapsychology, and Anomalous Experience -- 6. The Reaction of Parapsychology to Deviant Labeling -- 7. The Interaction Between Parapsychology and the Public -- 8. Conclusions -- Appendix A: Elite Scientist Questionnaire -- Appendix B: Additional Comments from Elite Scientists -- Appendix C: Parapsychological Research Centers -- Appendix D: Interview Questions for Parapsychologists -- References -- Index |
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الملخص: | This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. |
التنسيق: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ردمك: | 9781512804560 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9781512804560 |
وصول: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | James McClenon. |