by Frank Podmore (1856-1910) - English author, and founding member of the Fabian Society.
He is best known as an influential member of the Society for Psychical Research and for his skeptical writings on Spiritualism.
Quote: "Whether the belief in the intercourse with spirits is well-founded or not, it is certain that no critic has yet succeeded in demonstrating the inadequacy of the evidence upon which the spiritualists rely".
Noted works:
Apparitions and Thought-Transference;
Studies in Psychical Research;
Modern Spiritualism: A History and a Criticism (1902);
Spiritualism. Is communication with the spirit-world an established fact?;
The Naturalisation of the Supernatural (1908);
Mesmerism and Christian Science: A short history of mental healing;
Telepathic Hallucination;
The New View of Ghosts;
The Newer Spiritualism.
He is best known as an influential member of the Society for Psychical Research and for his skeptical writings on Spiritualism.
Quote: "Whether the belief in the intercourse with spirits is well-founded or not, it is certain that no critic has yet succeeded in demonstrating the inadequacy of the evidence upon which the spiritualists rely".
Noted works:
Apparitions and Thought-Transference;
Studies in Psychical Research;
Modern Spiritualism: A History and a Criticism (1902);
Spiritualism. Is communication with the spirit-world an established fact?;
The Naturalisation of the Supernatural (1908);
Mesmerism and Christian Science: A short history of mental healing;
Telepathic Hallucination;
The New View of Ghosts;
The Newer Spiritualism.
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