Telepathy As a Natural And Normal Process of Life Contextual Support from Biology, Psychology, and Philosophy

Abstract

Telepathy has never enjoyed acceptance in mainstream psychological science, typically marginalized as parapsychology or dismissed as a form of pseudoscience. The substantial body of empirical research on telepathy is routinely countered by criticism from the academic mainstream for methodological flaws and poor replicability. Moreover, there is no generally accepted scientific theory that could account for the mechanisms or products of telepathic phenomena. This article attempts to provide a conceptual framework for understanding telepathic phenomena by identifying it as a special case of intersubjectivity. It provides numerous examples of intersubjectivity as it manifests in the biological, physical, and behavioural/psychological domains. Telepathy, as cognitive intersubjectivity, is defined as the simultaneous non-verbal, non-gestural sharing of thoughts or mental processes among two or more individuals. Contemporary theoretical support for telepathy is anchored in the emerging frameworks of enactivism, radical embodied cognition, and interpersonal neurobiology.