William James on the courage to believe

Robert J. O'Connell

William James' 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' argument should be viewed against his indebtedness to Pascal and Renouvier; that it works primarily to validate our over-beliefs; and most surprising perhaps, that James envisages our passional natureas intervening, not after, but before and throughout, our intellectual weighing of the evidence for belief.

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William James' 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' argument should be viewed against his indebtedness to Pascal and Renouvier; that it works primarily to validate our over-beliefs; and most surprising perhaps, that James envisages our passional nature as intervening, not after, but before and throughout, our intellectual weighing of the evidence for belief.

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書名 William James on the courage to believe
著作者等 O'Connell, Robert J.
シリーズ名 American philosophy series
出版元 Fordham University Press
刊行年月 1997
版表示 2nd ed
ページ数 x, 223 p.
大きさ 23 cm
ISBN 0823217280
9780823217274
NCID BA31748379
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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