Preface to Second Edition
Preface to First Edition
General Introduction: Why Big Questions Don't Need Big
Science
Part One:
Extraordinary Powers of Ordinary Animals
Introduction to Part One: Why Puzzling Powers of Animals Have Been
Neglected
Chapter 1: Pets Who Know When Their Owners Are Returning
Chapter 2: How Do Pigeons Home?
Chapter 3: The Organization of Termites
Conclusions to Part One
Part Two:
The Extended Mind
Introduction to Part Two: Contracted and Extended Minds
Chapter 4: The Sense of Being Stared At
Chapter 5: The Reality of Phantom Limbs
Conclusions to Part Two
Part Three:
Scientific Illusions
Introduction to Part Three: Illusions of Objectivity
Chapter 6: The Variability of the "Fundamental
Constants"
Chapter 7: The Effects of Experimenters' Expectations
Conclusions to Part Three
General Conclusions
Appendix to the Second Edition
Updates on the Seven Experiments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D., is a former research fellow of the Royal Society and former director of studies in biochemistry and cell biology at Clare College, Cambridge University. He is the author of more than 60 technical papers in scientific journals and several books, including The Rebirth of Nature, The Presence of the Past, A New Science of Life, and Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home. He lives in London.
"In any generation, there are only a handful of people whose ideas
contain the possibility of significantly altering the course of
human history. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake is such a person. His ideas
offer a real chance for humanity to regain its spiritual bearings.
We have been blessed with a rare genius."
*Larry Dossey, M.D., bestselling author of Healing Words*
"In any generation, there are only a handful of people whose ideas contain the possibility of significantly altering the course of human history. Dr. Rupert Sheldrake is such a person. His ideas offer a real chance for humanity to regain its spiritual bearings. We have been blessed with a rare genius." * Larry Dossey, M.D., bestselling author of Healing Words *
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