Second of two talks by S. F. Nadel
Professor of Anthropology and Sociology in the Australian National University, Canberra
' In a word,' says Professor Nadel, ' magic attempts the physically impossible. And if this is so, then inevitably the believers in magic must be confronted, again and again, with evidence proving the failure of their magic efforts.'
In these talks he gives an answer to the question : how is it that people who believe in magic go on believing in it?