Abstract

"Although the assimilation of psi phenomena into the body of scientific knowledge will require some relatively revolutionary additions to physical theory, it seems more likely that such augmentations will be made than that science will alter its metaphysical position from physicalism to interactionism or idealism. The science of parapsychology has as much to contribute to philosophy as did physics and biology before it. However, like these sciences, parapsychology may not provide a final answer to the ageless metaphysical question of the relationship of mind and body." A theory of psi phenomena is offered which postulates that the S is in contact with remote aspects of the environment through the "world lines" representing elementary particles in the 4-dimensional space-time universe.