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The Evolution of Japan’s Foreign Policy
Paper examines the effect of World War II and its aftermath on foreign policy in Japan, particularly military policy.
Extrasensory Perception, Near-Death Experiences, and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge
Article discussing the following issue: If mental state can influence the external world, or if alternate dimensions of reality are accessible only in certain mental states, then important aspects of the universe are unknowable with current scientific tools. Near-death studies suggest that both those conditions may occur. Thus the exploration of NDE-like phenomena requires a radically new scientific paradigm.
Over My Dead Body There Is an Ideal Utopia: Comments on Kellehear's Paper
Article examining the logical implications and philosophical possibilities of a utopian realm, and coming to three conclusions. First, the realms described by near-death experiencers (NDErs), if taken at face value, are far from utopian. Second, any truly utopian postmortem society is so far removed from our present world as to be morally irrelevant to our own. And third, only an ideational postmortem utopia, of the sort exemplified by Pure Land Buddhist theology, can avoid both the non-utopian nature of NDErs' descriptions and the irrelevance of postmortem utopias.
A Philosopher's View of Near-Death Research
Article summarizing some trends and issues raised by a review of recent articles in the Journal of Near-Death Studies
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