The Outline of Parapsychology

by Jesse Hong Xiong

Overview

This is a work of "systematic parapsychology." The book aims to construct a framework and system of parapsychology, taking a comprehensive approach to the field. The Outline of Parapsychology states that parapsychology has a different philosophical background from the existing science and religions, and posits that pantheism could be the theoretical basis of parapsychology.

The book also integrates parapsychology with oriental philosophies and New Age movement thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761849452
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	11/09/2009
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Jesse Hong Xiong received his Ph.D. in philosophy from NanKai University in China. He has been a visiting scholar in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, Canada. Xiong is also a researcher and writer.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface to English Version
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction: What is Parapsychology?
Chapter 4 Chapter One: The Concise History of Parapsychology
Chapter 5 Chapter Two: The Research Methods of Parapsychology
Chapter 6 Chapter Three: Extrasensory Perception (ESP)
Chapter 7 Chapter Four: Pshychkinesis (PK)
Chapter 8 Chapter Five: Discarnate Entities (DE)
Chapter 9 Chapter Six: Altered States of Consciousness (ASC)
Chapter 10 Chapter Seven: Theoretical Researches on Parapsychology
Chapter 11 Epilogue
Chapter 12 Appendix: Main Organizations, Research Facilities, Education Institutes, and Media on Parapsychology
Chapter 13 Notes
Chapter 14 Bibliography
Chapter 15 Subject Index
Chapter 16 Name Index

Editorial Reviews

An impressive book that reflects the erudition and dedication of its author…It provides its readers with a philosophical as well as a historical perspective on the scientific attempt to understand reports of phenomena that appear to transcend mainstream science's understanding of time, space, and energy. In addition, it provides a masterful overview of serious research programs involving telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, and related topics. The Outline of Parapsychology demonstrates why this field of study is neither a superstition nor a pseudoscience, but a frontier science with profound implications for the understanding of Nature.

Stanley Krippner

An impressive book that reflects the erudition and dedication of its author...It provides its readers with a philosophical as well as a historical perspective on the scientific attempt to understand reports of phenomena that appear to transcend mainstream science's understanding of time, space, and energy. In addition, it provides a masterful overview of serious research programs involving telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, and related topics. The Outline of Parapsychology demonstrates why this field of study is neither a superstition nor a pseudoscience, but a frontier science with profound implications for the understanding of Nature.--Stanley Krippner Ph.D

From the Publisher

An impressive book that reflects the erudition and dedication of its author…It provides its readers with a philosophical as well as a historical perspective on the scientific attempt to understand reports of phenomena that appear to transcend mainstream science's understanding of time, space, and energy. In addition, it provides a masterful overview of serious research programs involving telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, and related topics. The Outline of Parapsychology demonstrates why this field of study is neither a superstition nor a pseudoscience, but a frontier science with profound implications for the understanding of Nature.

Stanley Krippner Ph.D

This is an unexpected work. I have never read a so comprehensive book on the topic like this one. I am impressed that hundreds of cases and people are well-organized and related vividly. The author said that he aimed to construct a framework and system of parapsychology, he did. I strongly recommend the book.

Samuel Selden

What does pantheism mean? Goods marked with MADE IN CHINA flood our supermarkets. We owe China trillions of dollars. Will the pantheism marked with MADE IN CHINA change our belief?

An Anonymous Reader