Rydenfelt / Pihlström William James on Religion

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-31735-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 206 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Philosophers in Depth

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rydenfelt, H.

Pihlström, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; Sami Pihlström and Henrik Rydenfelt PART I 1. William James on Religion and Pragmatism; Wayne Proudfoot 2. Anti-dogmatism in the Defense of Religious Belief; Charlene Haddock Seigfried 3. William James' Varieties and the Cognitive Value of Religious Experiences; Niek Brunsveld 4. Pragmatic Realism and Pluralism in Philosophy of Religion; Sami Pihlström PART II 5. 'The Ethics of Belief' Reconsidered; Susan Haack 6. Sensitive Truths and Sceptical Doubt; Henrik Rydenfelt 7. Reading James' 'The Will to Believe' Closely: Its Implications for Evidentialism and the Evidentialist Critique of Religion; Dirk-Martin Grube 8. Possibility and Permission? Intellectual Character, Inquiry, and the Ethics of Belief; Guy Axtell Index

Über Autor(innen)

Guy Axtell, Radford University, Virginia, USA
Niek Brunsveld, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Dirk-Martin Grube, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Susan Haack, University of Miami, USA
Wayne Proudfoot, Columbia University, USA
Charlene Haddock Seigfried, Purdue University, USA