About the author
C. D. Broad (1887–1971) was a British philosopher who spent most of his career at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he held the Knightbridge Professorship of Moral Philosophy. Broad wrote extensively on epistemology, ethics and the philosophy of mind, notably in The Mind and Its Place in Nature, but he was also one of the few mainstream academic philosophers of his generation to take psychical research seriously as a subject for rigorous inquiry. He served as president of the Society for Psychical Research and delivered the Perrott Lectures at Cambridge, later published as Lectures on Psychical Research, in which he applied careful philosophical analysis to claims of telepathy, apparitions and other reported paranormal phenomena. His essays collected in Religion, Philosophy and Psychical Research extend that same scrutiny to questions of religious belief and personal survival after death, treating them as open philosophical problems rather than settled matters of faith or dismissal.
📖 Where to start with C D Broad
💬 What our editors say about C D Broad's books
“Broad delivers a masterclass in philosophical detachment, dissecting psychical phenomena with surgical precision rather than emotional fervor. This is not a book for those seeking spiritual comfort or supernatural validation; it…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Lectures on Psychical Research (Routledge Revivals): Incorporating the Perrott Lectures Given in Cambridge University in 1959 and 1960 Broad, C D
“Broad’s 1962 compilation serves as a formidable gatekeeper for those seeking structure in the chaotic realm of psychical research. The text is dense with philosophical analysis, demanding patience from the reader. It is decidedly…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Lectures on Psychical Research: Incorporating the Perrott Lectures Given in Cambridge University in 1959 and 1960 Broad, C D
“Broad’s collection is a dense, intellectual exploration of psychical research’s philosophical roots, demanding patience from its audience. While it offers a unique convergence of scientific inquiry and spiritual contemplation, it…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Religion, Philosophy and Psychical Research: Selected Essays Broad, C D
📋 Editions by C D Broad in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures on Psychical Research (Routledge Revivals): Incorporati | 2012 | Routledge | 464 | 9780415610865 |
| Lectures on Psychical Research: Incorporating the Perrott Lectur | 2011 | Routledge | 464 | 9780415610728 |
| Religion, Philosophy and Psychical Research: Selected Essays Bro | 2010 | Routledge | 316 | 9780415614092 |
