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Ian Kidd

Ian Kidd is a doctoral postgraduate at Durham University, where he has been for the last five years. He is currently working on a book on the philosophy of Charles Fort. In this blog he reflects on the philosophical issues in anomalous phenomena - everything from perception to cognition, history and philosophy of science, and the classification of anomalies.

Monday 09 July 2007

What Is This Thing, "The Paranormal"?

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Posted by Ian Kidd at 9:03pm

Terms like "paranormal" and "supernatural" mislead us into thinking that certain phenomena are outside or contrary to the usual "order of things". But these terms are usually manifestations of attempts to constrain and control our worldview. Better, perhaps, to shape and define our own realities? Read more

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