The Skeptical Inquirer Spring 1980

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The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
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The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal has the following objectives:
•To establish a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal. ¦To prepare bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims.
•To encourage and commission research by objective and impartial inquirers in areas where it is needed. •To convene conferences and meetings.
•To publish articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal.
•Not to reject such claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather to examine them objectively and carefully.
The Skeptical Inquirer (formerly The Zetetic) is the official journal of the Committee.
Paul Kurtz, Chairman; Philosopher, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Lee Nisbet, Executive Director; Philosopher, Medaille College. Kendrick Frazier, Science Writer; Editor,... Tovább

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The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
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The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal has the following objectives:
•To establish a network of people interested in critically examining claims of the paranormal. ¦To prepare bibliographies of published materials that carefully examine such claims.
•To encourage and commission research by objective and impartial inquirers in areas where it is needed. •To convene conferences and meetings.
•To publish articles, monographs, and books that examine claims of the paranormal.
•Not to reject such claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but rather to examine them objectively and carefully.
The Skeptical Inquirer (formerly The Zetetic) is the official journal of the Committee.
Paul Kurtz, Chairman; Philosopher, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Lee Nisbet, Executive Director; Philosopher, Medaille College. Kendrick Frazier, Science Writer; Editor, The Skeptical Inquirer.
Fellows of the Committee:
George Abell, Astronomer, UCLA; James E. Alcock, Psychologist, York Univ., Toronto; Isaac Asimov, Chemist, Author; Irving Biederman, Psychologist, SUNY at Buffalo; Brand Blanshard, Philosopher, Yale; Bart J. Bok, Astronomer, Steward Observatory; Bette Chambers, A.H.A.; Milbourne Christopher, Magician, Author; Daniel Cohen, Author; L. Sprague de Camp, Author, Engineer; Eric J. Dingwall, Anthropologist, Author; Charles Fair, Author; Antony Flew, Philosopher, Reading Univ., U.K.; Yves Galifret, Exec. Secretary, l'Union Rationaliste; Martin Gardner, Author, Scientific American-, C. E. M. Hansel, Psychologist, Univ. of Wales; Sidney Hook, Prof. Emeritus of Philosophy, NYU; Richard Hull, Philosopher, SUNY at Buffalo; Ray Hyman, Psychologist, Univ. of Oregon; Leon Jaroff, Senior Editor, Time, Lawrence Jerome, Science Writer, Engineer; Richard Kammann, Psychologist, Univ. of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Philip J. Klass, Science Writer, Engineer; Marvin Kohl, Philosopher, SUNY at Fredonia; Lawrence Kusche, Science Writer; Ernest Nagel, Prof. Emeritus of Philosophy, Columbia; James E. Oberg, Science Writer; James Prescott, Psychologist, HEW; W. V. Quine, Philosopher, Harvard Univ.; James Randi, Magician, Author; Dennis Rawlins, Science Writer, Astronomer; Carl Sagan, Astronomer, Cornell Univ.; Evry Schatzman, President, French Physics Association; Robert Sheaffer, Science Writer; B. F. Skinner, Psychologist, Harvard Univ.; Marvin Zelen, Statistician, Harvard Univ.; Marvin Zimmerman, Philosopher, SUNY at Buffalo.
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