Alterations of Consciousness: An Empirical Analysis for Social Scientists
Alterations of Consciousness is an analytic investigation into the nature of cognitive reality. Imants Baruss explores various manifestations of consciousness with rational and empirical rigour beginning with more ordinary states such as thinking, sleeping, dreaming and continuing on into hypnosis, trance, psychedelic experiences, transcendence and experiences related to death. This comprehensive overview of altered states examines consciousness from the physiological, cognitive and experiential points of view. Readers should gain from the engaging text an enriched understanding of consciousness, reality and the scientific endeavour.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1557989931
ISBN13:9781557989932
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:American Psychological Association (APA)
Length:291 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 7.2" x 10.4"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This book is the only one of its kind, which is why it's highly recommended. Not only is it hard to find books regarding altered states of consciousness, but it's hard to find ANY books so thoroughly researched that treat many altered states of consciousness as phenomena to be dealt with on their own terms. What I mean is, without endless attempts at "debunking" or showing them to be false. Baruss never assumes materialism is true. He offers explanations of altered states of consciousness, but seems open to the possibility that many anomalous states reported by people are exactly what they say they are. This even-handed approach is useful when dealing with humans who have experienced these things, even if it's an unpopular position in the world of Materialistic Psychology.
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