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The Philosophical Research Society, Inc. (P.R.S.) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1934, by Manly Palmer Hall, to promote the study of the world's wisdom literature. Hall believed the accumulated wisdom of mankind is the birthright of every individual, and built the facility to serve the general public to this end. Its current president is Obadiah S. Harris, Ph.D.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2014-09-21 )〕 Under Dr. Harris, in 2000〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2014-09-21 )〕 PRS created a subsidiary which is doing business as the (University of Philosophical Research ). The University offers two nationally accredited Master’s programs (M.A. in Consciousness Studies and M.A. in Transformational Psychology) and a newly approved (as of 2014) Bachelor of Arts program in Liberal Studies. All degree programs are online.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2014-09-21 )〕 PRS no longer offers lectures or classes to the general public. It maintains a research library of over 50,000 volumes, and also sells and publishes metaphysical and spiritual books, mostly those authored by Hall. Its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. The building at 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard in the Los Feliz neighborhood was designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd and designated as a Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument.〔(Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments ), Los Angeles City Cultural Heritage Commission〕 In 2006, Dr. Harris tried unsuccessfully to sell the P.R.S. to real estate developers.〔Sahagun, Louis. Master of the Mysteries: The Life of Manly Palmer Hall. Port Townsend, Washington: Process Media, 2008, page 275.〕 Marianne Williamson's career as a lecturer began in 1983, when she moved to Los Angeles and began working at PRS.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2014-09-21 )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philosophical Research Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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