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1 online resource (x, 223 pages) |
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American philosophy series ; no. 8 |
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American philosophy series ; no. 8.
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| Contents |
1. The Argument of "The Will to Believe" -- 2. On Matter and Manner -- 3. James and Pascal -- 4. Is It "Wishful Thinking"? -- 5. Outcomes and Over-beliefs -- 6. The Precursive Force of Over-beliefs -- 7. The Strata of the Passional -- 8. The Metaphors of Belief -- Epilogue: On Becoming Humanly Wise -- App. A. "The Will to Believe" and James's "Deontological Streak" -- App. B. Faith and Facts in James's "Will to Believe" -- App. C. James's Voluntarism: Readiness, Willingness, or Will to Believe? |
| Summary |
William James's celebrated lecture on "The Will to Believe" has kindled spirited controversy since the day it was delivered. In this lively reappraisal of that controversy, Father O'Connell contributes some fresh contentions: that James's argument should be viewed against his indebtedness to Pascal and Renouvier; that it works primarily to validate our "over-beliefs"; and most surprising perhaps, that James envisages our "passional nature" as intervening, not after, but before and throughout, our intellectual weighting of the evidence for belief. For this second edition, Father O'Connell has added extensively to sharpen his arguments: that James's "deontological streak" saves him from "wishful thinking" and weaves together the attitudes of right, readiness, willingness, and will to believe, and that "willing faith" lends "the facts" their aura of believability |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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| Subject |
James, William, 1842-1910. Will to believe
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| SUBJECT |
James, William. Will to believe, and other essays in popular philosophy. swd |
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James, William. swd |
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Philosophy.
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Belief and doubt.
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philosophy.
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PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
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Belief and doubt
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Philosophy
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Philosophischer Glaube
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
97012135 |
| ISBN |
0585171343 |
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9780585171340 |
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9780823282814 |
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0823282813 |
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