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“Introduction” discusses the origins and purpose of the Seybert Commission and the particular terminologies used to discuss psychical research. This chapter considers how the Seybert Commission’s investigation prompted questions about the limitations of the scientific method that challenged materialist attitudes typical of the nineteenth century. Such questions continue to be relevant to this day.
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Schleber Lowry, E. (2017). Introduction. In: The Seybert Report. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61512-7_1
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