- Taschenbuch: 320 Seiten
- Verlag: Park Street Pr; Auflage: 0002 (Juli 2002)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0892819898
- ISBN-13: 978-0892819898
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,8 x 15,4 x 2,1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (6 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 298.273 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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I consider myself an open-minded person, but I tend to become itchy and skeptical when I encounter most books about the "unexplained"--there are just too many secret Soviet laboratories, mysterious disappearances (of the phenomena, and the investigators and data for that matter). And, I must admit, I've was somewhat skeptical of Sheldrake's previous books on "morphic resonance".
But being an open-minded person, I am glad when I can change my mind, and I am glad to report that this is a worthy book--because of its practicality. Sheldrake confronts some of the outstanding questions facing "PSIence"--and proposes level-headed experiments that readers themselves can become engaged in. Science has often made its greatest advances not when areas of the unknown were summarily dismissed--but when a proper balance between paradigm shifts and experimentation fell into place. It is conceivable that books such as this may help with the evolution of PSI to science. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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As is perhaps proper for a book by a scientist, this one works on several levels. At its most concrete, it proposes, in a number of fields, experiments that could lead to upheavals in the way we think about things and to results at odds with conventional science. Subjects of such proposed inquiries include how pets know when their owners are returning, the sense of being stared at when one is supposedly alone, and possible variations in such fundamental "constants" as the speed of light. At a more rarefied level, the book delves into the philosophy of science to consider how the structure of an experiment can bear on its results and even what the very nature of science is. Whether or not you agree with Sheldrake's views on these matters, his book excites thought and stimulates debate, and it enables nonscientists to partake in the dialogue. Dennis Winters
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Neither a skeptic nor a believer in science, the author was searching for an opponent to box with -- more like friendly sparring. His theory of morphic resonance states that all matter and energy is governed or shaped by some sort of evolutionary habit or cumulative memory. If his perspective were broader he would fit in with David Bohm and other science mystics, but Rupert chose to fence himself in the "little science" surrounding pet dogs, homing pigeons, migrating birds, termite colonies, phantom limbs, evil eyes, and the placebo effect. Why Rupert thinks that clearcut experimental results in these areas of anecdotal, imaginative tall tales would support his morphic field theory, I haven't a clue. What is more likely is that these animals and insects have the hidden ability to detect Gaia's gravitational curved space (much like air and ship LORAN navigators read lines of position).
The author was forever hinting that chaos theory, Jung's collective unconscious or other ideas would someday reveal the whole story without telling what that would gain us (for instance, if we accepted that the fundamental constants were slightly variable). Although I would encourage new viewpoints such as morphic fields to shape the matter of the universe, I was left with the impression that this writer bit off way more than his dog could chew.
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I picked up this volume because its title suggested that it would encourage hands-on science activities that are essential to good teaching and effective learning. Unfortunately, I discovered on reading it that the author combines a deep antagonism for the scientific "establishment" with credulity for numerous fringe ideas. The first experiment that he suggests tests the hypothesis that your pet uses psychic powers to tell when you'll be home for dinner! Sheldrake frequently presents anecdotes as "evidence". The "do it yourself" promise of the title is broken for the reader who doesn't intend to begin raising homing pidgeons or doesn't happen to work in a laboratory capable of measuring the physical constants (such as the speed of light) to nine significant figures. Far too few cautions about the pitfalls of psychic research are given (in chapters about the feeling of being stared at, or "feeling" the touch of a severed limb). Despite the nearly fatal flaws of the book, I liked a part of its message, that important science can still be done by amateurs. That's about the only aspect of this book that is commendable.
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Seven experiments is questioning the current "professional" science.
This is refreshing thinking.
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Ruperts interpretation of the experiments is biased towards a theory of "morphic resonance".
This theory is not explained well. And not all readers who enjoyed "seven experiments" will believe or like it.
Seven experiments is questioning the current "professional" science.
This is refreshing thinking.
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Ruperts interpretation of the experiments is biased towards a theory of "morphic resonance".
This theory is not explained well. And not all readers who enjoyed "seven experiments" will believe or like it.
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Seven Experiments that could change the world
I thought that this book gave an intriguing insight into our world, and that it brings up topics that i would never have even thought about had i not read this book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
Perfection
This is quietly on of the most influential books of the century. It is accelerating the rightfull and belated death of Scientism, the AMA, and the FDA.
Am 8. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
Sheldrake is a genius
Okay, I do not have much time to respond but I just had to voice some opposition to the single reader review this book has posted. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
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