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Philosophical Dimensions of Parapsychology. Edited by James M.O. Wheatley and Hoyt L. Edge. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas. 1976. xxix † 483 pages.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2010

James Ford
Affiliation:
Laurentian University

Abstract

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Copyright © Canadian Philosophical Association 1979

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