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William James on the courage to believe / Robert J. O'Connell.
LIBRA B945.J23 W536 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Connell, Robert J.
- Series:
- American philosophy series ; no. 8.
- American philosophy series ; no. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- James, William, 1842-1910. Will to believe.
- James, William.
- Philosophy.
- Belief and doubt.
- Physical Description:
- x, 223 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- William James 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 OConnell contributes some fresh contentions: that James 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 weighing of the evidence for belief.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0823217272
- 0823217280
- OCLC:
- 36573804
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