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William James on the courage to believe

✍ Scribed by Robert J. O'Connell

Publisher
Fordham University Press
Year
1997
Tongue
English
Leaves
239
Series
Fordham American Philosophy
Category
Library
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✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Preface (page ix)
Acknowledgments (page xi)
Abbreviations (page xiii)
Introduction (page 1)
1. The Argument of "The Will to Believe" (page 7)
2. On Matter and Manner (page 23)
3. James and Pascal (page 33)
4. Is It "Wishful Thinking"? (page 53)
5. Outcomes and Over-beliefs (page 70)
6. The Precursive Force of Over-beliefs (page 84)
7. The Strata of the Passional (page 92)
8. The Metaphors of Belief (page 107)
Epilogue: On Becoming Humanly Wise (page 123)
Appendix A: "The Will to Believe" and James's "Deontological Streak" (page 135)
Appendix B: Faith and Facts in James's "Will to Believe" (page 159)
Appendix C: James's Voluntarism: Readiness, Willingness, or Will to Believe? (page 189)
Index (page 219)

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