William James in focus willing to believe /
| Main Author: | Gavin, W. J. 1943- |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Bloomington ; Indianapolis :
Indiana University Press,
[2013]
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 111 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
American philosophy.
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| Subjects: |
| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-106) and index. 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". |
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| Physical Description: |
xii, 111 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [93]-106) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780253007865 0253007860 9780253007926 0253007925 9780253007957 025300795X |