Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: The paranormal and why it matters
- Chapter 1 The nature of science
- Chapter 2 The paranormal
- Chapter 3 Skepticism – from Socrates to Hume
- Chapter 4 Modern skepticism
- Chapter 5 Bringing skepticism down to earth
- Chapter 6 Skepticism, ethics and survival
- Chapter 7 Skepticism beyond the paranormal
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction: The paranormal and why it matters
- Chapter 1 The nature of science
- Chapter 2 The paranormal
- Chapter 3 Skepticism – from Socrates to Hume
- Chapter 4 Modern skepticism
- Chapter 5 Bringing skepticism down to earth
- Chapter 6 Skepticism, ethics and survival
- Chapter 7 Skepticism beyond the paranormal
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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