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Scientific Assessment of the Validity of Mystical Experiences

Andrew Papanicolaou
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      In this book the approach of the natural sciences is adopted to confront the ontological question of how far mystical experiences can be considered as reports of an objective reality rather than reports of subjective delusions. Moving beyond traditional philosophical or cultural and theological interpretations of mystical phenomena, the author uses inductive inference to analyze claims made by secular and religious mystics, highlight links between altered states of consciousness and neurochemistry, and counters reductionist claims that mystical states are exclusively products of neurochemical, neurophysiological, or psychopathological factors. The text also considers the positive long-term effects of proper use of psychedelics and meditation.This fresh approach to mystical experiences will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students working in the areas of psychology and neuroscience, and with an interest in mysticism in religious studies and philosophy.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Papanicolaou EAN: 9780367686642 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 358 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-04-20 CITY: GENRE: PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Transpersonal WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Social, group or collective psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Parapsychological studies, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Religion: general, Religion and science, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, Spiritualism

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      Andrew C. Papanicolaou is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Neurosciences of the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, USA, where he served as Chief of the Division of Clincal Neuroscience.
      In this book the approach of the natural sciences is adopted to confront the ontological question of how far mystical experiences can be considered as reports of an objective reality rather than reports of subjective delusions. Moving beyond traditional philosophical or cultural and theological interpretations of mystical phenomena, the author uses inductive inference to analyze claims made by secular and religious mystics, highlight links between altered states of consciousness and neurochemistry, and counters reductionist claims that mystical states are exclusively products of neurochemical, neurophysiological, or psychopathological factors. The text also considers the positive long-term effects of proper use of psychedelics and meditation.This fresh approach to mystical experiences will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and postgraduate students working in the areas of psychology and neuroscience, and with an interest in mysticism in religious studies and philosophy.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Andrew Papanicolaou EAN: 9780367686642 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 358 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-04-20 CITY: GENRE: PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Neuropsychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Transpersonal WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Social, group or collective psychology, Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology, Parapsychological studies, Neurology and clinical neurophysiology, Religion: general, Religion and science, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, Spiritualism

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      Andrew C. Papanicolaou is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Neurosciences of the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, USA, where he served as Chief of the Division of Clincal Neuroscience.

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