Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions or, An Attempt to Trace Such Illusion to Their Physical Causes

Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions or, An Attempt to Trace Such Illusion to Their Physical Causes
Author: Samuel Hibbert
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1473342813

First published in 1825, this book explores the evidence for the existence of ghosts and attempts to prove that they are nothing more than products of the mind. With fascinating historical information and references to popular ideas of the time, "Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions" will appeal to those with an interest in ghosts and related beliefs. Contents include: "The Opinions Entertained Regarding the Credibility of Ghost-Stories", "The References of Apparitions to Hallucinations, &c.", "The Opinions Entertained that ghosts were Eternal Ideas, or Astral Spirits", "The Opinions Entertained that Ghosts were Attributable to Fancy or Imagination", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition designed for a modern audience.

Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions

Sketches of the Philosophy of Apparitions
Author: Samuel Hibbert
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2011-01-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108027725

A discussion from 1825 of the physical and physiological causes which can lead to claims of seeing of ghosts.

Spectres of the Self

Spectres of the Self
Author: Shane McCorristine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2010-07-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139788825

Spectres of the Self is a fascinating study of the rich cultures surrounding the experience of seeing ghosts in England from the Reformation to the twentieth century. Shane McCorristine examines a vast range of primary and secondary sources, showing how ghosts, apparitions, and hallucinations were imagined, experienced, and debated from the pages of fiction to the case reports of the Society for Psychical Research. By analysing a broad range of themes from telepathy and ghost-hunting to the notion of dreaming while awake and the question of why ghosts wore clothes, Dr McCorristine reveals the sheer variety of ideas of ghost seeing in English society and culture. He shows how the issue of ghosts remained dynamic despite the advance of science and secularism and argues that the ghost ultimately represented a spectre of the self, a symbol of the psychological hauntedness of modern experience.