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Author : Michael R. Slater
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780521760164
A new interpretation of James's ethical and religious thought focusing on the prominent role these views played in his philosophy.
Author : Michael R. Slater
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0511634846
A new interpretation of James's ethical and religious thought focusing on the prominent role these views played in his philosophy.
Author : William James
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0674267354
Essays in Religion and Morality brings together a dozen papers of varying length to these two themes so crucial to the life and thought of William James. Reflections on the two subjects permeate, first, James's presentation of his father's Literary Remains; second, his writings on human immortality and the relation between reason and faith; third, his two memorial pieces, one on Robert Gould Shaw and the other on Emerson; fourth, his consideration of the energies and powers of human life; and last, his writings on the possibilities of peace, especially as found in his famous essay "The Moral Equivalent of War." These speeches and essays were written over a period of twenty-four years. The fact that James did not collect and publish them himself in a single volume does not reflect on their intrinsic worth or on their importance in James's philosophical work, since they include some of the best known and most influential of his writings. All the essays, throughout their varied subject matter, are consistently and characteristically Jamesian in the freshness of their attack on the problems and failings of humankind and in their steady faith in human powers.
Author : Frederick R. Bauer
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781440169311
James yearned to weave science and religion into a popular philosophy useful for the everyday life of everyday people of faith. He saw that many were defenseless in an increasingly agnostic, even atheistic culture. "Thousands of innocent magazine readers lie paralyzed and terrified in the network of shallow negations which the leaders of opinion have thrown over their souls," he wrote in 1882. To which he added, "If I, . . . like the mouse in the fable, have gnawed a few of the strings of the sophistical net that has been binding down [the human heart's] lion strength, I shall be more than rewarded for my pains." Were he to return, he would still be unhappy with the leaders of opinion but also with the responses of those who seek refuge in fundamentalist reliance on religious scriptures or who claim that religion is independent of modern 'scientific' discoveries. Building on William James on Common Sense and William James on the Stream of Consciousness, this third and final volume will show how James in 2009 might weave ancient truths and modern discoveries into a philosophy that would even more completely reward him for his pains.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022054851
Author : A. J. Burger,William Kingdon Clifford,William James
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438251769
The classic discussion between William Kingdon Clifford (The Ethics of Belief) and William James (The Will to Believe), with added explanatory footnotes, and further commentary by A.J. Burger (An Examination of "The Will to Believe"). Never before have these essays appeared together in their complete and unabridged forms, with added footnotes, in an inexpensive edition. The recent essay by A.J. Burger, published for the first time, provides a thorough and unflinching examination of James' The Will to Believe. "People have long been interested in the circumstances under which it is appropriate to believe. Often, the source of this interest is the desire to believe something for which one has insufficient evidence. Extensive excerpts ... are often reprinted in anthologies. This is sufficient proof of the enduring interest in this subject, and of the importance of these particular essays." -from the Preface
Author : William James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Ethics
ISBN : 0783716788
Essays in Religion and Morality brings together a dozen papers of varying length to these two themes so crucial to the life and thought of William James. Reflections on the two subjects permeate, first, James's presentation of his father's Literary Remains; second, his writings on human immortality and the relation between reason and faith; third, his two memorial pieces, one on Robert Gould Shaw and the other on Emerson; fourth, his consideration of the energies and powers of human life; and last, his writings on the possibilities of peace, especially as found in his famous essay "The Moral Equivalent of War." These speeches and essays were written over a period of twenty-four years. The fact that James did not collect and publish them himself in a single volume does not reflect on their intrinsic worth or on their importance in James's philosophical work, since they include some of the best known and most influential of his writings. All the essays, throughout their varied subject matter, are consistently and characteristically Jamesian in the freshness of their attack on the problems and failings of humankind and in their steady faith in human powers.
Author : Bernard P. Brennan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Ethics
ISBN : UOM:39015010557836
Author : H. Rydenfelt,S. Pihlström
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781137317353
A team of international experts present a collection of articles on William James's philosophy of religion and its current relevance. A new look at his philosophy of religion is crucially important for the development of this field of inquiry today.
Author : William James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Belief and doubt
ISBN : HARVARD:32044017068255
Author : A. J. Burger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01
Category : Belief and doubt
ISBN : 1931333084
(The Ethics of Belief) and William James (The Will toBelieve), with added explanatory footnotes, and furthercommentary by A.J. Burger (An Examination of ?TheWill to Believe?).Never before have these essays appeared together in theircomplete and unabridged forms, with added footnotes, inan inexpensive edition. The recent essay by A.J. Burger, published for the first time, provides a thorough andunflinching examination of James? The Will to Believe.
Author : John Bishop
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191525575
Can it be justifiable to commit oneself 'by faith' to a religious claim when its truth lacks adequate support from one's total available evidence? In Believing by Faith, John Bishop defends a version of fideism inspired by William James's 1896 lecture 'The Will to Believe'. By critiquing both 'isolationist' (Wittgensteinian) and Reformed epistemologies of religious belief, Bishop argues that anyone who accepts that our publicly available evidence is equally open to theistic and naturalist/atheistic interpretations will need to defend a modest fideist position. This modest fideism understands theistic commitment as involving 'doxastic venture' - practical commitment to propositions held to be true through 'passional' causes (causes other than the recognition of evidence of or for their truth). While Bishop argues that concern about the justifiability of religious doxastic venture is ultimately moral concern, he accepts that faith-ventures can be morally justifiable only if they are in accord with the proper exercise of our rational epistemic capacities. Legitimate faith-ventures may thus never be counter-evidential, and, furthermore, may be made supra-evidentially only when the truth of the faith-proposition concerned necessarily cannot be settled on the basis of evidence. Bishop extends this Jamesian account by requiring that justifiable faith-ventures should also be morally acceptable both in motivation and content. Hard-line evidentialists, however, insist that all religious faith-ventures are morally wrong. Bishop thus conducts an extended debate between fideists and hard-line evidentialists, arguing that neither side can succeed in establishing the irrationality of its opposition. He concludes by suggesting that fideism may nevertheless be morally preferable, as a less dogmatic, more self-accepting, even a more loving, position than its evidentialist rival.
Author : John R. Shook
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781616144401
William James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential American thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard University he published many works that had a wide-ranging impact on both psychology and philosophy. His Principles of Psychology was the most important English-language work on the mind since Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His Varieties of Religious Experience practically inaugurated the field of psychology of religion, and it also remains a major inspiration for philosophy of religion. Perhaps most importantly, James publicized the movement of pragmatism and supplied much of its powerful momentum. This book covers the primary topics for which James is still closely studied: the nature of experience; the functions of the mind; the criteria for knowledge; the definition of "truth"; the ethical life; and the religious life. His notable terms, still resonating in their respective fields, are all here, from the "stream of consciousness" and "pure experience" to the "will to believe," the "cash-value of truth," and the distinction between the religiously "healthy soul" and the "sick soul." This volume’s eighteen selections receive the bulk of the attention and citation from scholars, provide excellent coverage of core topics, and have a broad appeal across many academic disciplines. This well-organized compilation of James’s important writings offers an exciting and fascinating tour for both the casual reader and the dedicated student interested in philosophy, psychology, religious studies, American studies, or any related field.
Author : William James
Publisher : Plume
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1974-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0452001307
Author : Martin Halliwell,Joel D. S. Rasmussen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199687510
This volume focuses on the American philosopher and psychologist William James and his engagements with European thought, together with the multidisciplinary reception of his work on both sides of the Atlantic since his death. James participated in transatlantic conversations in science, philosophy, psychology, religion, ethics, and literature.