William James in focus willing to believe /

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1. Verfasser: Gavin, W. J. (William J.), 1943-
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2013.
Schriftenreihe:American philosophy
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • James's life: will to believe as affirmation
  • "Will to believe": policing versus free-roaming
  • Principles of psychology: consciousness as a constitutive stream
  • Varieties of religious experience: mysticism as a vague "exemplar"
  • Pragmatism: corridor as "latent" and "the will to believe"
  • Metaphysics: radical empiricism and pure experience
  • "Pure" versus "impure" experience: examples of pure experience
  • Challenges to "the will to believe"
  • Conclusion: pragmatism, death, and "the will to believe".