William James on ethics and faith / Michael R. Slater.
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Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | x, 247 p. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.