The Will to Believe
Author: William James
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Published: 1896
Total Pages: 362
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Willing to Believe
Author: R. C. Sproul
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2002-04-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1585581534
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the role of the will in believing the good news of the gospel? Why is there so much controversy over free will throughout church history? R. C. Sproul finds that Christians have often been influenced by pagan views of the human will that deny the effects of Adam's fall. In Willing to Believe, Sproul traces the free-will controversy from its formal beginning in the fifth century, with the writings of Augustine and Pelagius, to the present. Readers will gain understanding into the nuances separating the views of Protestants and Catholics, Calvinists and Arminians, and Reformed and Dispensationalists. This book, like Sproul's Faith Alone, is a major work on an essential evangelical tenet.
A Will to Believe
Author: David Scott Kastan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 0199572895
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Will to Believe is a revised version of Kastan's 2008 Oxford Wells Shakespeare Lectures, providing a provocative account of the ways in which religion animates Shakespeare's plays.
William James on the Courage to Believe
Author: Robert J. O'Connell
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Published: 2019
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ISBN-13: 9780823285211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilliam James's celebrated lecture on "The Will to Believe" has kindled spirited controversy since the day it was delivered. In this lively reappraisal of that controversy, Father O'Connell contributes some fresh contentions: that James's argument should be viewed against his indebtedness to Pascal and Renouvier; that it works primarily to validate our "over-beliefs"; and most surprising perhaps, that James envisages our "passional nature" as intervening, not after, but before and throughout, our intellectual weighting of the evidence for belief. For this second edition, Father O'Connell has added extensively to sharpen his arguments: that James's "deontological streak" saves him from "wishful thinking" and weaves together the attitudes of right, readiness, willingness, and will to believe, and that "willing faith" lends "the facts" their aura of believability.
Pragmatism and Other Writings
Author: William James
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2000-04-01
Total Pages: 401
ISBN-13: 1101221615
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe writings of William James represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas. Ranging from philosophy and psychology to religion and politics, James composed the most engaging formulation of American pragmatism. 'Pragmatism' grew out of a set of lectures and the full text is included here along with 'The Meaning of Truth', 'Psychology', 'The Will to Believe', and 'Talks to Teachers on Psychology'.
The Ethics of Belief. [By William K. Clifford. A Paper Read Before the Metaphysical Society.]
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Published: 1876
Total Pages: 8
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Author: Karl T. Pflock
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2001-06
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 1615925015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor over 50 years an incident near Roswell, New Mexico, has sparked UFO enthusiasts. In this definitive study of the incident, researcher Karl T. Pflock uncovers the mystery of the alien craft and bodies supposedly found at Roswell. Photos.
What We Believe but Cannot Prove
Author: John Brockman
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-10-13
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 0061828106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than one hundred of the world's leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proof Scientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs among brilliant minds are based on supposition alone -- yet that is enough to push those minds toward making the theory viable. Eminent cultural impresario, editor, and publisher of Edge (www.edge.org), John Brockman asked a group of leading scientists and thinkers to answer the question: What do you believe to be true even though you cannot prove it? This book brings together the very best answers from the most distinguished contributors. Thought-provoking and hugely compelling, this collection of bite-size thought-experiments is a fascinating insight into the instinctive beliefs of some of the most brilliant minds today.
William James on Ethics and Faith
Author: Michael R. Slater
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-09-10
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 052176016X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new interpretation of James's ethical and religious thought focusing on the prominent role these views played in his philosophy.
The Will to Believe
Author: Ross A. Kennedy
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Published: 2009
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWilson and his contemporaries engaged in a wide-ranging debate about the fundamental character of American national security in the modern world. This book examines that debate in full. It offers detailed analysis of how US political leaders and opinion makers conceptualized and pursued national security from 1914 to 1920.
