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J.B. Rhine, on the Frontiers of Science
A Conference on the life and work of Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine was held at the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man on November 28, 1980. Family members, friends and scholars who knew J.B.R. spoke to the great diversity of his interests, the determination and genius with which he pursued his investigations, the warmth and incisiveness with which he encouraged others. The papers on that day were collected, expanded, revised and referenced and are presented in this book. Includes an exhaustive bibliography of Dr. Rhine's published work, along with a listing of words about him. There is also a chronology of his career.
Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind
Master magician Harry Houdini and English ghost researcher Harry Price were true pioneers in both establishing skepticism and scientific methods in the newly created field of paranormal research. They set the foundation for future 20th Century researchers such as J.B. Rhine. Joseph Banks Rhine was a botanist who later developed an interest in parapsychology and psychology. Rhine founded the parapsychology lab at Duke University, the Journal of Parapsychology, and the Foundation for Research on the Nature of Man. He also initiated the Parapsychological Association. Rhine also coined the term ESP.I think the reader will find that 1957's Parapsychology: Frontier Science of the Mind is as relevent today as it was when it first written.
Extra-Sensory Perception After Sixty Years
Extrasensory Perception After Sixty Years: A Critical Appraisal of the Research in Extra-Sensory Perception, which was first published in 1940, represented the follow-up to parapsychologist Joseph Banks Rhine’s 1934 book, Extrasensory Perception. In Extrasensory Perception After Sixty Years: A Critical Appraisal of the Research in Extra-Sensory Perception, Rhine and his colleagues endeavor to present a complete review of the recent research in ESP and to include in their survey “everything that is of importance to know in deciding whether ESP occurs. and what it is like if it does occur.” Using three experiments that they believed demonstrated ESP, namely the Pearce-Pratt experiment, t...
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