William James on Ethics and Faith.

William James on Ethics and Faith.

A new interpretation of James's ethical and religious thought focusing on the prominent role these views played in his philosophy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Slater, Michael R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
James, William, > 1842-1910.
James, William, > 1842-1910
Religion and ethics.
Religion and ethics
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: a practical faith; Part I Practical faith and the will to believe; Chapter 1 The will and the right to believe; Chapter 2 James's Wager and the right to believe; Part II Two moral arguments for religious faith; Chapter 3 James's religious ethics in "The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life"; Chapter 4 Overcoming pessimism in "Is Life Worth Living?"; Part III Piecemeal supernaturalism and practical needs; Chapter 5 Religion and morality in The Varieties of Religious Experience.
  • Chapter 6 A pragmatic account of religionEpilogue; Bibliography; WORKS BY JAMES; ESSAYS; WORKS BY OTHERS; Index.

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