Near-Death Experiences: A Critique of the Fischer and Mitchell-Yellin Physicalist Interpretation
Journal of Near-Death Studies 2017 Mays Mays 14 citations
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,...
DOI: 10.17514/jnds-2017-36-2-p69-99. (opens in new tab)
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Physicalism
Epistemology
Eliminative materialism
Explanatory power
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