On 8 Nov 99, 18:51, Soundara Rajan wrote:
> Thanks for your efforts to help, but, I am afraid these links are not
> what I am seeking to find. "Theory of Seriality" by Paul Kammerar (in my
> previous posting this was mispelt as Cammerrar) is about coincidences.
> The theory enunciates that there are no coincidences and everything has
> been programmed to fall into its place.
The following book by Arthur Koesler was one of the most definitive
biographies on Paul Kammerer. Unfortunately this book is out of print now:
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Koestler, Arthur, THE CASE OF THE MIDWIFE TOAD, 2, 1973, Vintage, PB. Paul
Kammerer was a biologist whose experiments with the midwife toad tended to
support Lamarckian views of evolution, rather than Darwinian views. His
findings were discredited, and Kammerer committed suicide in 1926. Koestler
examines the case and comes to some startling conclusions. Kammerer did not
fake his results, but no one could duplicate his work. He wonders if
Kammerer's love of toads did not influence his own results. Koestler also
deals with Kammerer's second study, that of unusual coincidences, and his
"Law of Seriality". Kammerer's work seems to be a forerunner of Jung and
Pauli's "Theory of Synchronicity." One of Koestler's best books on the
problems and limits of science.
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Barnes and Noble can get this book for you through their Out-of-Print
service:
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Prices vary widely due to condition and seller. And Barnes and Noble will
ship to International destinations.
Alan
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