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Title: A Theory of the Mechanism of Survival: The Fourth Dimension and Its Applications
Note: Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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Summary: "A Theory of the Mechanism of Survival: The Fourth Dimension and Its Applications" by W. Whately Smith is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work presents an exploration of four-dimensional space as a means to understand phenomena associated with survival and the existence of consciousness beyond physical death. In it, the author examines mathematical and theoretical concepts supporting the hypothesis of higher dimensions, suggesting implications for psychic research and the nature of human personality. The opening of this text introduces the notion of four-dimensional space, drawing on historical references and mathematical definitions to elucidate the concept for readers. The author acknowledges the speculative nature of his hypotheses and emphasizes that historical limitations have hindered comprehensibility of such advanced ideas. He provides a detailed analogy using a two-dimensional world to illustrate how beings limited to two dimensions might struggle to comprehend the existence of a third dimension, thereby paralleling this with human limitations in comprehending higher dimensions and their implications for consciousness, psychic phenomena, and the potential for survival after death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Smith, W. Whately (Walter Whately), 1892-1947
EBook No.: 64055
Published: Dec 15, 2020
Downloads: 74
Language: English
Subject: Fourth dimension
Subject: Parapsychology
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: A Theory of the Mechanism of Survival: The Fourth Dimension and Its Applications
Note: Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
deaurider, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The Internet
Archive)
Summary: "A Theory of the Mechanism of Survival: The Fourth Dimension and Its Applications" by W. Whately Smith is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work presents an exploration of four-dimensional space as a means to understand phenomena associated with survival and the existence of consciousness beyond physical death. In it, the author examines mathematical and theoretical concepts supporting the hypothesis of higher dimensions, suggesting implications for psychic research and the nature of human personality. The opening of this text introduces the notion of four-dimensional space, drawing on historical references and mathematical definitions to elucidate the concept for readers. The author acknowledges the speculative nature of his hypotheses and emphasizes that historical limitations have hindered comprehensibility of such advanced ideas. He provides a detailed analogy using a two-dimensional world to illustrate how beings limited to two dimensions might struggle to comprehend the existence of a third dimension, thereby paralleling this with human limitations in comprehending higher dimensions and their implications for consciousness, psychic phenomena, and the potential for survival after death. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Smith, W. Whately (Walter Whately), 1892-1947
EBook No.: 64055
Published: Dec 15, 2020
Downloads: 74
Language: English
Subject: Fourth dimension
Subject: Parapsychology
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.