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Toward an Explanation of Near-Death Phenomena (open access)

Toward an Explanation of Near-Death Phenomena

This paper discusses different kinds of near-death experiences (NDEs) and the conditions that general elicit them. Their nature is elaborated upon, as well as their effects on the people that experience them.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Grosso, Michael
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences: Some Logical Problems and Questions for Further Study (open access)

Near-Death Experiences: Some Logical Problems and Questions for Further Study

This paper assesses the logical status of near-death experiences (NDEs), and proposes questions and problems that discuss the process of forming a coherent interpretation of NDEs.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Vicchio, Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Near-Death Experience: Myth or Reality? A Methodological Approach (open access)

The Near-Death Experience: Myth or Reality? A Methodological Approach

This paper discusses the effort to find an objective means of evaluating near-death experiences (NDEs). A study of "one hundred and sixteen near-death survivors have been interviewed in this study" (abstract). The author's mechanism for determining the authenticity of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) requires that individuals recall details that are specific to the events that surrounded their physical body during the duration of their OBE, and the individual must have no physical means of gaining sensory information about their surroundings.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Sabom, Michael B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-Death Experiences and the Mind-Body Problem (open access)

Near-Death Experiences and the Mind-Body Problem

This paper talks about near-death experiences and their nature causing conflicts with the current view of the body and mind. The paper discusses different views about the nature of the human mind and body.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Woodhouse, Mark B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unresolved Problems in the Study of Near-Death Experiences: Some Suggestions for Research and Theory (open access)

Unresolved Problems in the Study of Near-Death Experiences: Some Suggestions for Research and Theory

This paper means to progress the research of near-death experiences (NDEs) by analyzing potential methodology and addressing assumptions. It also analyzes different kinds of NDEs and the limitations that restrict the deriving of strong conclusions from data. The author makes it clear that their own assumption leans towards the existence of NDEs as a cognitive phenomenon until further research can be conducted.
Date: July 1981
Creator: Drab, Kevin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library