The Society for Psychical Research
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:organization
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| gptkbp:activities |
investigation of paranormal phenomena
research on mediumship study of near-death experiences examination of ghosts psychical research conferences |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:International_Association_for_the_Preservation_of_Spiritualist_and_Occult_Heritage
|
| gptkbp:collaboration |
universities
research institutions other parapsychological organizations |
| gptkbp:criticism |
scientific skepticism
controversy over methodology debunking of paranormal claims ethical concerns in research |
| gptkbp:events |
workshops
annual conference seminars public lectures |
| gptkbp:focus |
gptkb:psychology
|
| gptkbp:founded |
1882
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Henry_Sidgwick
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| gptkbp:funding |
grants
donations membership fees |
| gptkbp:goal |
exploring the nature of reality
understanding human consciousness investigating claims of the paranormal promoting scientific inquiry into psychical phenomena |
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:London
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Society for Psychical Research
|
| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:sociology
gptkb:psychology spiritualism modern parapsychology |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:membership |
open to the public
includes researchers and enthusiasts |
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Arthur_Conan_Doyle gptkb:Frederic_William_Henry_Myers |
| gptkbp:notable_publication |
gptkb:The_Proceedings_of_the_Society_for_Psychical_Research
gptkb:Phantasms_of_the_Living Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death The Survival of Death |
| gptkbp:publication |
gptkb:Journal_of_the_Society_for_Psychical_Research
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| gptkbp:research |
surveys
case studies experiments field investigations |
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:non-profit_organization
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| gptkbp:website |
www.spr.ac.uk
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:William_James
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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