The Transcendental Temptation M.D. Streicher Lauren F. Contributors describe their clinical methods

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material on the contemporary relational movement in psychoanalysis

The Transcendental Temptation M.D. Streicher Lauren F. Contributors describe their clinical methodsIn this widely acclaimed and highly controversial book, Paul Kurtz examines the reasons why people accept supernatural and paranormal belief systems in spite of substantial evidence to the contrary. According to the author, it is because there is within the human species a deeply rooted tendency toward magical thinking the "transcendental temptation" which undermines critical judgement and paves the way for willful beliefs. He explores in detail the