William James on ethics and faith
By: Michael R. Slater.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9780521760164
Subjects: James, William, -- 1842-1910; Religion and ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a practical faith; title: Pt. I. Practical faith and the will to believe. The will and the right to believe ; James's Wager and the right to believe; title: 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?"; title: Pt. III. Piecemeal supernaturalism and practical needs. Religion and morality in The varieties of religious experience ; A pragmatic account of religion.