THE END OF MATERIALISM: How Evidence of the Paranormal is Bringing Science and Spirit Together

Charles T. Tart Ph.D. [With a Foreword by Hudson Smith Ph.D. & Kendra Smith)

ISBN 10: 1572246456 / ISBN 13: 9781572246454

Published by Noetic Books / New Hargingrer Publications, Institute of Noetic Sciences, New Hargingrer Publications, Inc, Oakland California, USA, 2009

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First impression of the true first edition with full number-string sequence including the no. "1": 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, with "first printing" stated. With a Foreword by Hudson Smith Ph.D. and Kendra Smith. Illustrated with figures and text illustrations throughout. ***Fine in black cloth-covered boards and silver titles to spine. No inscriptions. Pages bright white. Spine tight. ***In a fine colour printed dustwrapper. No tears. Dustwrapper crisp and bright. **238mm x 158mm. 397 pages including index to rear plus one-page publisher's adverts. ***'Science seems to tell us that we are all meaningless products of blind biological and chemical forces leading meaningless lives that will eventually end in death. The truth is that unseen forces such as telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, psychic healing, and other phenomena inextricably link us to the spiritual world, and while many skeptics and scientists deny the existence of these spiritual phenomena, the experiences of millions of people indicate that they do take place. ***In this book, transpersonal psychologist Charles Tart presents over fifty years of scientific research conducted at the nation's leading universities that proves humans do have natural spiritual impulses and abilities. ***The End of Materialism makes an elegant argument for the union of science and spirituality in light of this new evidence, and explains why a truly rational viewpoint must address the reality of the spiritual world. Tart's work marks the beginning of an evidence-based spiritual awakening that will profoundly influence your understanding of the deeper forces at work in our lives. ***First impression of the true first edition, complete in its original dustwrapper in extremely bright fine condition. A very detailed scholarly book, of interest to academics and researchers in the Noetic Sciences, spiritualism, paranormal and paranormal psychology. Extremely hard to find in the UK. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE END OF MATERIALISM: How Evidence of the Paranormal is Bringing Science and Spirit Together
• Publisher: Noetic Books / New Hargingrer Publications, Institute of Noetic Sciences, New Hargingrer Publications, Inc, Oakland California, USA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572246456
• ISBN 13: 9781572246454
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Esoteric & Religious Beliefs
  • Science
  • The Arts

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Synopsis

Modern science has taught us much about the world, but will science ever make spirituality obsolete? Today, the need for spiritual explanations remains strong--some 20 percent of the population describes themselves as "spiritual, but not religious," that is, unaffiliated with a specific church or synagogue but engaged in spiritual seeking. A 2006 survey found that 92 percent of Americans believe in a personal God--that is, a god with a distinct set of character traits.

The classic materialist view is of a universe of separate objects that occasionally and meaninglessly affect each other through material forces. These objects are considered to be dead matter. But are things more linked than we normally imagine? This book presents an elegant argument that the twenty-first century needs a much broader perspective on the nature of reality than traditional science is capable of delivering. In The End of Materialism, Tart presents research that supports the existence of paranormal phenomena and shows readers how science and spirituality can be understood as two interconnected halves of a whole instead of as forces in opposition. The book presents Tart's most intriguing findings in his fifty-year career investigating paranormal phenomena in scientific experiments at prestigious institutions including Stanford University and the University of California, Davis.

This book offers evidence for the existence of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, and psychic healing, and explains other phenomena such as out-of-body experiences and near-death experiences. This book is ideal for scientifically minded individuals curious about life's spiritual side as well as spiritually inclined people seeking to back up their beliefs with legitimate scientific evidence.

About the Author

Charles T. Tart, Ph.D., is a core faculty member of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, CA. He is internationally known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness, particularly on altered states of consciousness, and for his research in scientific parapsychology. He is one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology. Tart's two classic books, Altered States of Consciousness and Transpersonal Psychologies, were instrumental in introducing these areas to modern psychology. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.