The Limits of Influence is a detailed examination and defense of
the evidence for largescale-psychokinesis (PK). It examines the
reasons why experimental evidence has not, and perhaps cannot,
convince most skeptics that PK is genuine, and it considers why
traditional experimental procedures are important to reveal
interesting facts about the phenomena. It then examines why PK does
not pose a clear threat to the very fabric of science, as many have
supposed. The major skeptical challenges to taking large-scale PK
seriously and the reason why those challenges are all
unsatisfactory are considered. The evidence examined most closely
is the turn-of-the-century evidence for physical mediumship, with
special attention given to the cases of D.D. Home and Eusapia
Palladino. The author compares and evaluates the leading theories
of apparitions and considers the extent to which the evidence for
collective apparitions can be interpreted as a further type of
psychokinetic phenomenon. Finally, the claim that PK (and psychic
functioning generally) might occur in refined and extensive forms
is considered. It argues that this claim is not as outlandish as
many have maintained and that we might have to accept something
like the "magical" world view associated with so-called "primitive"
societies.
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