William James on ethics and faith
Michael R. Slater
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العنوان واسم المؤلف
William James on ethics and faith / Michael R. Slaterبيانات النشر
کمبریج : Cambridge University Press، 2009مالمواصفات الشكلية
x, 247 p.; 24 cm.الموضوع
James, William,1842-1910Religion and ethics
اللغة
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 732-242( and index.
المحتويات
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