Robert H. Thouless
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Robert Henry Thouless (15 July 1894 – 25 September 1984) was an English psychologist and parapsychologist.[1] He is best known as the author of Straight and Crooked Thinking (1930, 1953), which describes flaws in reasoning and argument.[2]
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Robert Henry Thouless | |
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Born | (1894-07-15)July 15, 1894 |
Died | September 25, 1984(1984-09-25) (aged 90) |
Spouse | Priscilla Gorton |
Children | David Thouless |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Thesis | Nature of religious experience and its significance for human thought (1923) |
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Discipline | Psychology; Parapsychology |
Institutions | University of Manchester; University of Glasgow; University of Cambridge |
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