Thomas Boguszewski’s Reviews > Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death > Status Update

At the end of the 1800s, William James - father of psychology and the philosophy of pragmatism - assembled a team of scientists to study reports of ghostly experiences. Each member of the team had a different reason to be obsessed with the subject. This book provides a fascinating look at the American Spiritualist movement, and the time when scientists first began clashing over how to approach the supernatural.