William James on ethics and faith

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Autor Principal: Slater, Michael R., 1976-
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : a practical faith
  • Pt. I. Practical faith and the will to believe. The will and the right to believe ; James's Wager and the right to believe
  • Pt. II. Two moral arguments for religious faith. James's religious ethics in "The moral philosopher and the moral life" ; Overcoming pessimism in "Is life worth living?"
  • Pt. III. Piecemeal supernaturalism and practical needs. Religion and morality in The varieties of religious experience ; A pragmatic account of religion.