Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
person
|
| gptkbp:applicationDate |
1901
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Haverhill_Hospital
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1866-01-01
|
| gptkbp:contribution |
early 20th-century science
debate on life after death understanding of human experience |
| gptkbp:controversy |
scientific validity of results
|
| gptkbp:criticism |
small sample size
methodological flaws lack of scientific rigor |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1920-01-01
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Harvard_Medical_School
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
soul weight measurement
|
| gptkbp:field |
medicine
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Duncan MacDougall
|
| gptkbp:influence |
psychology
parapsychology |
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
cognitive science
ethics metaphysics philosophy of science cultural studies modern physics humanistic psychology neuroscience theology holistic health integrative medicine mysticism religious studies philosophy of mind existential psychology sociology of religion transpersonal psychology spiritual psychology scientific inquiry into the soul |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
spiritualism
future studies on consciousness quantum_consciousness_theories |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
weight of the soul experiment
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
debate on consciousness and the soul
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Soul: Its Nature, Its Development, and Its Destiny
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
physician
|
| gptkbp:publishes |
The_Weight_of_the_Soul
|
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
human consciousness
|
| gptkbp:researchInterest |
gptkb:Haverhill,_Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:result |
loss of weight at death
|
| gptkbp:technique |
weighing patients at death
|
| gptkbp:theory |
soul has weight
|