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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
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1 The Argument of “The Will to Believe” -
2 On Matter and Manner -
3 James and Pascal -
4 Is It “Wishful Thinking”? -
5 Outcomes and Over-beliefs -
6 The Precursive Force of Over-beliefs -
7 The Strata of the Passional -
8 The Metaphors of Belief -
Epilogue: On Becoming Humanly Wise -
Appendix A “The Will to Believe” and James’s “Deontological Streak” -
Appendix B Faith and Facts in James’s “Will to Believe” -
Appendix C James’s Voluntarism: Readiness, Willingness, or Will to Believe? - Index
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- Source:
- William James on the Courage to Believe
- Author(s):
Robert J. O'Connell
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
-
1 The Argument of “The Will to Believe” -
2 On Matter and Manner -
3 James and Pascal -
4 Is It “Wishful Thinking”? -
5 Outcomes and Over-beliefs -
6 The Precursive Force of Over-beliefs -
7 The Strata of the Passional -
8 The Metaphors of Belief -
Epilogue: On Becoming Humanly Wise -
Appendix A “The Will to Believe” and James’s “Deontological Streak” -
Appendix B Faith and Facts in James’s “Will to Believe” -
Appendix C James’s Voluntarism: Readiness, Willingness, or Will to Believe? - Index
