User:S. Perquin/Parascience
Parascience is the study of subjects that are outside the scope of traditional science because they cannot be explained by accepted scientific theory or tested by conventional scientific methods.[1][2] Parasciences are disciplines that see themselves as science, but are not counted as one. It usually concerns research into supernatural phenomena. Martin Mahner proposed the term parascience could be used to encompass a broad category of academic disciplines that are not strictly engaging in scientific inquiry and therefore "non-scientific practices" that are not strictly "pseudoscientific". Examples of parasciences not recognized by the scientific consensus may include:
- Alternative medicine[3]
- Astroarchaeology[4]
- Astrology[5]
- Cryptozoology[4]
- Parapsychology[4]
- Telepathy[5]
- Transpersonal psychology[6]
- Ufology[4]
Dutch professor Dr. Hans Gerding stated: "I hope to experience that parapsychology can be abolished, because it has been incorporated into psychology."[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Definition of 'parascience'". Collins English Dictionary.
- ^ "parascience". Dictionary.com.
- ^ Curien, Hubert (1996). Science and parascience: A new kind of competition. Vol. 4. Cambridge University. p. 45 - 48.
- ^ a b c d Sfetcu, Nicolae (February 10, 2015). "Pseudoscience". Telework.
- ^ a b Boy, Daniel (2004). The French and Parascience: Twenty Years of Surveys. Revue Française de Sociologie. p. 49 à 59. doi:10.2307/3323148.
- ^ "What is Transpersonal Psychology. Transpersonal Psychology: History of Development, Basis Concepts and Ideas". Econadzor. March 10, 2022.
- ^ Interview with Prof Dr Hans Gerding (in Dutch)