What Psychical Research Has Accomplished
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"What Psychical Research Has Accomplished" is an essay by William James in which he critically examines and summarizes the findings and significance of late 19th-century psychical research into phenomena such as telepathy and spiritualism.
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| What Psychical Research Has Accomplished canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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non-fiction work ⓘ |
| aim |
to assess the scientific value of psychical research
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to clarify what evidence psychical research had produced ⓘ to summarize the results of psychical research ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Society for Psychical Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorProfession |
philosopher
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pragmatist thinker ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
history of parapsychology
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history of psychology ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
apparitions
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experimental studies of telepathy ⓘ fraud and error in psychical investigations ⓘ mediumship ⓘ trance states ⓘ |
| emphasis |
distinction between proven facts and speculative interpretation
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importance of cumulative evidence ⓘ need for rigorous scientific controls ⓘ |
| genre |
parapsychology essay
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philosophical essay ⓘ psychology essay ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Society for Psychical Research investigations
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late 19th-century psychical research movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
critical evaluation of paranormal claims
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evidence for survival after death ⓘ methodology of psychical research ⓘ psychical phenomena ⓘ psychical research ⓘ scientific investigation of the paranormal ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
articulation of methodological standards for psychical research
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attempt to separate genuine phenomena from superstition ⓘ balanced treatment of psychical research ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical but sympathetic
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empiricist ⓘ pragmatist ⓘ |
| positionOnSpiritualism | cautiously open-minded ⓘ |
| positionOnTelepathy | treats telepathy as having some empirical support ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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The Will to Believe and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
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