Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover -- WILLIAM JAMES ON THE COURAGE TO BELIEVE -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 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 -- Appendix A: "The Will to Believe" and James's "Deontological Streak -- Appendix B: Faith and Facts in James's "Will to Believe -- Appendix C: James's Voluntarism: Readiness, Willingness, or Will to Believe? -- Index.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (240 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780823282814
Series Statement:
American Philosophy Ser.
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=4679925
DDC:
121/.6
Language:
English
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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