HYPNOTISM: A REPLY TO RECENT CRITICISMS

A Reply to Some Recent Criticisms of the Efficiency Theory of the Common Law

Hypnotism

This, the fifth edition of Dr. Forel's well-known work on Hypnotism, contains certain interesting and important additions to the theoretical phase of this subject. Considerable attention is given to the exposition of his theory of Monistic Identity ; that is, the unity of each physiological phenomenon, and its corresponding cortical molecular activity. Mind and body are thus but two aspects of ...

Ant - Oar : a Morally Acceptable Means for Deriving Pluripotent Stem Cells . a Reply to Criticisms

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 48, no. 2 (Spring 2005): 211–228; for a synopsis of the idea, see Hurlbut’s interview with Jennifer Lahl, National Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network, entitled “Altered Nuclear Transfer: Is it the Answer for the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Debate?” available at www.cbc-network.org. I would like to acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Hurl...

Effect of the Waxy Gene in Maize Pollen,-a Reply to Criticisms.

It was independently discovered and coincidentally reported by DEMEREC (1924) and by BRINK and MACGILLIVRAY (1924) that maize pollen grains carrying the waxy gene give a unique reaction with the iodine-potassium-iodide solution commonly employed in detecting starch. LONGLEY (1924) has also reported this phenomenon. In a recent paper, KIESSELBACH and PETERSEN (1925) question the validity of our...

A history of hypnotism

For generations, the history of mesmerism and animal magnetism has been trivialized in inaccurate, anecdotal, sensationalistic accounts. However, with these two massive, intricately detailed, and admirably comprehensive studies, this has changed. Practitioners generally require a present-day context for studying a medical-historical figure or movement; the inspirations for these two volumes are...