Abstract

Discusses the work of 2 science historians whose investigations of thehistory of parapsychology focus on the field as an integral part of thegeneral scientific culture of its period. Particular emphasis is placed onthe background of J. Rhine in an attempt to determine the continuity ofhis work with early attempts at experimentation, the discontinuities andhow they arose, and how his work was received. Specific examples ofdifferences in perspectives among parapsychologists are provided.