Chapter 4. Some Difficulties in the Way of Scientific Recognition of Extrasensory Perception
- G. E. W. Wolstenholme O.B.E., M.A., M.B., B.Ch.,
- Elaine C. P. Millar A.H.W.C., A.R.I.C
Published Online: 30 MAY 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470718964.ch4
Copyright © 1956 Ciba Foundation
Book Title
Ciba Foundation Symposium - Extrasensory Perception
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How to Cite
Nicol, J. F. (2008) Some Difficulties in the Way of Scientific Recognition of Extrasensory Perception, in Ciba Foundation Symposium - Extrasensory Perception (eds G. E. W. Wolstenholme and E. C. P. Millar), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470718964.ch4
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- Published Online: 30 MAY 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 1956
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Print ISBN: 9780470722398
Online ISBN: 9780470718964
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Keywords:
- spirit of exact;
- unimpassioned enquiry;
- psychical research;
- scientific and scholarly disciplines;
- extensive accounts
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
1. The seeming irrelevance of the subject to other sciences
2. Failure to produce a repeatable experiment
3. Disagreement on the quality of the printed evidence
4. Unsubstantiated Claims
General summary and conclusions
References
Discussion