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Stephen Braude

Disciplines:
philosophy
philosophy of mind
parapsychology
higher education/university of maryland

Summary

American philosopher at the University of Maryland who approaches parapsychological phenomena with rigorous philosophical analysis — writing The Gold Leaf Lady and other investigations of macro-psychokinesis, mediumship, and survival of bodily death.

Core Contribution

Brings philosophical rigor to parapsychological investigation — evaluating evidence for phenomena like RSPK (recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis) with the same standards applied to evidence in philosophy of science — arguing that the evidence for some psi phenomena is better than the evidence for many accepted scientific claims.

Notable Works & Achievements

ESP and Psychokinesis

The Gold Leaf Lady

Immortal Remains

Historical Influences

William James Philosophy of science

Intellectual Lineage

University of Maryland Philosophy of mind

Contemporaries & Peers

Edward Kelly Dean Radin

Minds Influenced

Parapsychology philosophyJonathan Bi

Intellectual Posterity

The Gold Leaf Lady Immortal Remains ESP and Psychokinesis

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