2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Third President of the United States — principal author of the Declaration of Independence — founder of the University of Virginia — architect of Monticello — who embodied the Enlightenment ideal of the Renaissance man while being a slaveholder who never freed his enslaved people.
University of Virginia in Charlottesville — founded by Thomas Jefferson — which houses the Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS), the world's most productive center for scientific research on reincarnation, near-death experiences, and anomalous consciousness, founded by Ian Stevenson.