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Author:   John Martin Fischer (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside) ,  Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin (Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Sam Houston State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.10cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780190466602

ISBN 10:   019046660
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   04 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Two Famous Near-Death Experiences Chapter Three: When Exactly Do the Near-Death Experiences Take Place? Chapter Four: Must an Explanation of Near-Death Experiences Appeal to the Nonphysical? Chapter Five: Are Lucid Experiences Necessarily Accurate? Chapter Six: Near-Death Experiences in the Blind Chapter Seven: Near-Death Experiences in Children and throughout the World Chapter Eight: Why Expect Near-Death Experiences to be Explained by a Single Factor? Chapter Nine: Are Simpler Explanations More Likely to be True? Chapter Ten: Near-Death Experiences, Transformation, and the Afterlife Chapter Eleven: A Strategy for Explaining Near-Death Experiences Chapter Twelve: Confirmation Bias: We Believe What We Want to Believe Chapter Thirteen: Awe, Wonder, and Hope References

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Basing their definition of the findings of the Immortality Project (2012-15) they argue their case convincingly, but they are careful not to belittle or ridicule the effects which such experiences can have. Steve Craggs, Northern Echo

John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin's book is the gold standard for philosophical work aimed at a popular audience. Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin make nuanced, philosophically interesting arguments about a topic largely unexplored by academic philosophers and manage to do so in a way that is accessible to any intellectually curious reader. Travis Timmerman, The Philosophical Quarterly provides a brief yet fascinating analysis of a much discussed, yet little understood area of medical science Suzi Higton, The Expository Times Basing their definition of the findings of the Immortality Project (2012-15) they argue their case convincingly, but they are careful not to belittle or ridicule the effects which such experiences can have. Steve Craggs, Northern Echo

provides a brief yet fascinating analysis of a much discussed, yet little understood area of medical science Suzi Higton, The Expository Times Basing their definition of the findings of the Immortality Project (2012-15) they argue their case convincingly, but they are careful not to belittle or ridicule the effects which such experiences can have. Steve Craggs, Northern Echo

Author Information

John Martin Fischer is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, where he has held a University of California President's Chair (2006-10). He was President of the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division (2013-4). He was Project Leader of The Immortality Project (2012-15), sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation. Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Sam Houston State University. Previously, he was the Postdoctoral Fellow for the Immortality Project (2012-2015), sponsored by The John Templeton Foundation.

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