Near-Death Experiences: A Critique of the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin Physicalist Interpretation
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Abstract: In "Near Death Experiences: Understanding Visions of the Afterlife," authors John Martin Fischer and Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin (2016) argued for purely physicalist explanations of near-death experiences (NDEs) and against "supernatural" explanations involving objects and events--out-of-body experiences, heavenly realms, meeting deceased relatives--that have no physical reality. In our critique, we identify two major weaknesses to their argument: heavy reliance on ad hoc hypotheses and …
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Date:
Winter 2017
Creator:
Mays, Robert G. & Mays, Suzanne B.