How to Think Impossibly

About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else

Jeffrey J. Kripal

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English

University of Chicago Press
26 July 2024

Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Parapsychological studies; Impact of science & technology on society; Psychic powers & psychic phenomena

A mind-bending invitation to experience the impossible as fundamentally human.

From precognitive dreams and telepathic visions to near-death experiences, UFO encounters, and beyond, so-called impossible phenomena are not supposed to happen. But they do happen—all the time. Jeffrey J. Kripal asserts that the impossible is a function not of reality but of our everchanging assumptions about what is real. How to Think Impossibly invites us to think about these fantastic (yet commonplace) experiences as an essential part of being human, expressive of a deeply shared reality that is neither mental nor material but gives rise to both. Thinking with specific individuals and their extraordinary experiences in vulnerable, open, and often humorous ways, Kripal interweaves humanistic and scientific inquiry to foster an awareness that the fantastic is real, the supernatural is super natural, and the impossible is possible.

By: Jeffrey J. Kripal
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9780226833682
ISBN 10: 0226833682
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 26 July 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. He is the author of several books, including, most recently, The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

Reviews for How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else

"""Read this book if you want to make sense of how apparently impossible events do sometimes occur and how uncanny connections can arise between quantum physics and religious mysticism."" -- Amitav Ghosh, author of 'The Nutmeg's Curse'"