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The Will to Believe

by William James

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The Will to Believe - William James. "The Will to Believe" is a lecture by William James, first published in 1896, which defends, in certain cases, the adoption of a belief without prior evidence of its truth. In particular, James is concerned in this lecture about defending the rationality of religious faith even lacking sufficient evidence of religious truth. James states in his introduction: "I have brought with me tonight [...] an essay in justification of faith, a defense of our right to ad...

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DDC 191 LCC B--0945.00000000.J23 BeliefBelief and doubtCultureEssaysExperience (Religion)Free will and determinismImmortalityPhilosophy
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ISBN 1537445987 English
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