William James on the Courage to Believe /

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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 hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Connell, Robert J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 1997.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
James, William.
James, William. > Will to believe, and other essays in popular philosophy.
James, William, > 1842-1910. > Will to believe.
Philosophy & Religion.
Philosophy.
Philosophischer Glaube
Belief and doubt.
PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.
philosophy.
Croyance et doute.
Philosophie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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?

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