Society for Psychic Research - Shinrei Kenkyuu Kyokai

Japanese: 心霊研究協会 - しんれいけんきゅうきょうかい

The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) is an organization founded in the UK in 1882 for the purpose of empirical research into psychic phenomena (see Spiritualism), and continues to exist today. It was promoted by Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900), a professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, and many of its past presidents have been well-known figures, including W. James, Bergson, and Crookes. The author Conan Doyle is also a strong supporter.

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Japanese:

The Society for Psychical Research（略称SPR）の訳。心霊現象（スピリチュアリズム参照）の実証的研究を目的として，1882年英国に設立され，現在も続く団体。ケンブリッジ大学哲学教授シジウィックHenry Sidgwick〔1838-1900〕らが推進し，歴代会長にはW.ジェームズ，ベルグソン，クルックスほか著名人が少なくない。作家コナン・ドイルも有力な支持者。

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