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The epistemologies of research on the survival of consciousness after death in the golden era of the Society for Psychical Research (1882–1930)

Resende, Pedro Henrique Costa de, Moreira-Almeida, Alexander, Schubert Coelho, Humberto·2023·History of Psychiatry
DOI 10.1177/0957154x231175575
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Abstract

The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) of London was founded in 1882 with the purpose of investigating psychical phenomena, especially the theme of survival, with scientific rigour. Despite the recognized importance of the SPR for dynamic psychiatry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there are few studies of its epistemological contributions to the theme of survival and its implications to science. In order to fill this gap, we have consulted the main journals of the SPR in its golden period, and highlight the epistemologies of Sidgwick, Myers, James, Podmore, Schiller, Lodge and Richet. We conclude that the authors, whether for or against survival, argued in defence of an expanded science, and looked forward to understanding the complexity of human experience.

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Authors
Resende, P. H. C. D., Moreira-Almeida, A., & Schubert Coelho, H.
Affiliations
Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Venue
History of Psychiatry
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2023-06-05
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
287-304
ISSN
  • 0957-154X (ISSN-L)
  • 1740-2360
DOI
10.1177/0957154x231175575
OpenAlex
W4379376613
Cited by
3
References
17
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2
FWCI
3.93
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • History of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Society for Psychical Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Keywords
Society for Psychical Research, epistemology, psychical research, dynamic psychiatry, William James, history of psychology
MeSH terms
Consciousness, Humans, London, Parapsychology, Psychiatry

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Resende, P. H. C. D., Moreira-Almeida, A., & Schubert Coelho, H. (2023). The epistemologies of research on the survival of consciousness after death in the golden era of the Society for Psychical Research (1882–1930). History of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957154x231175575

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