I know I've mentioned it before, but for the benefit of newer readers I would like to once again recommend the excellent blog Paranormalia, which presents the case for psi in a judicious, evenhanded, sensible, and often witty manner.
I'd also like to recommend the very expensive but indispensable book Irreducible Mind, by Kelly and Kelly et al. An excellent review of this groundbreaking book is found at the above-mentioned Paranormalia.
Ulrich Mohrhoff also wrote an exhaustive (30 pages) review of Irreducible Mind that's available as a PDF download at http://anti-matters.org/ojs/index.php/antimatters/issue/view/1/showToc>AntiMatters, Vol. 1, No. 1.
The link should take you to the table of contents, and the review is under the subtitle "Book Reviews" (There's also a review of Braude's Gold Leaf Lady in the same issue). Though it might require free registration to download it, it's worth the trouble for those who can't shell out the coin for the actual book.
Posted by: Michael H | July 01, 2008 at 01:46 PM
The book irreductible mind is great.
Thanks Michael H for the link for the review at the anti-matters webiste. There are other good reviews and articles there, specially Neal Grossman's article on afterlife and philosophy.
Posted by: Zetetic_chick | July 01, 2008 at 02:15 PM
There are other good reviews and articles there, specially Neal Grossman's article on afterlife and philosophy.
I love that site. I really liked Eisenstein's A State of Belief is a State of Being, among many others. It appears there are a lot of people who agree about the Grossman piece. The download stats for that issue from a couple of months ago showed that most articles were downloaded a few hundred times at most, while the Grossman article showed several thousand!
Posted by: Michael H | July 01, 2008 at 02:46 PM
"A State of Belief is a State of Being"
On the subject of groundbreaking books, Michael H, you would just love "The Final Theory" by Mark McCutcheon. It expounds his alternative theory in pleasant, plain English (plus a few equations!). It's main asset is not even his amazing theory: it's the way he takes apart our current scientific beliefs. A must read for all who doubt. Sorry - a bit off topic.
Posted by: Ross W | July 01, 2008 at 04:21 PM
I'll check it out, Ross. (I sure hope I live long enough to read all the stuff on my various wish lists!)
Posted by: Michael H | July 01, 2008 at 05:13 PM
Correction: AntiMatters is open access. It requires no registration except for authors wanting to submit something. Otherwise by registering you express your appreciation of this journal, and you get a new issue alert 4 times a year.
Posted by: Ulrich Mohrhoff | July 01, 2008 at 08:43 PM
Michael H: The increase in the count of downloads of Grossman's paper to a couple of thousand was very sudden. I attribute it to a glitch in the software that runs the journal, hence the question mark after the figure.
Posted by: Ulrich Mohrhoff | July 01, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Thanks for the clarification on the registration issue and the anomalous download data, Ulrich. I've been very impressed by the quality and breadth of AntiMatters content.
Posted by: Michael H | July 01, 2008 at 09:24 PM
Thanks, Michael. I use this opportunity to invite everyone who appreciates our efforts to link to AntiMatters (http://anti-matters.org) and/or submit an article or comment. Of course, we are a bit a choosy, so acceptance is not guaranteed!
Posted by: Ulrich Mohrhoff | July 01, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Hi Michael - thanks for the support! It's hard sometimes to keep the flow going, as I'm sure you know, and good to be reminded that people are getting something from it.
cheers
Rob
Posted by: Robert McLuhan | July 04, 2008 at 02:03 PM
You're very welcome, Rob, and please keep up the good work!
Posted by: Michael Prescott | July 05, 2008 at 01:09 PM