Customer Reviews

Best general intro to parapsychology! - By: Etzel Cardena, 14 Jul 2008
An Introduction to Parapsychology is an up-to-date & authoritative account of the field by two important contributors. It may very well be the most popular introductory text to parapsychology (in its 5th edition, a record that is probably unrivaledin recent parapsychology books). It is a thorough, balanced & thoutful coverage of parapsychology history, research, & critiques. The last chapter, an evaluation of parapsychology as science, is one of my favorite ones, as the authors bring to task many of the various specious & unfair criticisms of parapsychology, while simultaneously pointing out the still current limitations of the field.
etzel cardeña, ph.d. (for a complete review see Cardeña, E. (2006) Review of An Introduction to Parapsychology, 5th ed., by Harvey Irwin & Caroline A. Watt. Journal of Parapsychology, 70, 377-381).