The Relevance of Psychical Research to Philosophy

@article{Broad1949TheRO,
  title={The Relevance of Psychical Research to Philosophy},
  author={Charlie Dunbar Broad},
  journal={Philosophy},
  year={1949},
  volume={24},
  pages={291 - 309}
}
  • C. Broad
  • Published 1 October 1949
  • Philosophy, Psychology
  • Philosophy
I will begin this paper by stating in rough outline what I consider to be the relevance of psychical research to philosophy, and I shall devote the rest of it to developing this preliminary statement in detail. 
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