{"product_id":"the-conscious-mind-and-the-material-world-on-psi-the-soul-and-the-self-9780786430048","title":"The Conscious Mind and the Material World: On Psi, the Soul and the Self","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Douglas M. Stokes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Psychic Phenomena - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What makes us who we are? From a scientific viewpoint, any individual's existence is improbable at best. Consciousness as an actuality is inarguable; its nature, however, remains elusive. This work argues the view of self as a field of pure consciousness, debating the existence of a continuing self and drawing conclusions about this entity and its relation to the physical body and the physical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Beginning with an exploration of the relationship between mind and matter, it discusses ostensible psi phenomena such as extra-sensory perception and psychokinesis and their implications for our understanding of the mind and the cosmos. Additional topics include the perennial mind-body problem; the role of consciousness in quantum mechanics (and conversely the role of quantum mechanics in the study of consciousness); the anthropic principle; and evidence for Intelligent Design. Quasi-religious questions such as the survival of consciousness after death are also addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612665069719,"sku":"9780786430048","price":2840.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786430048.webp?v=1775079509","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-conscious-mind-and-the-material-world-on-psi-the-soul-and-the-self-9780786430048","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}