William James on Religion

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Sami Pihlstrom (Editor), Pihlström (Editor), Pihlström (Editor), S. Pihlström (Editor), Rydenfelt (Editor), H Rydenfelt (Editor), H. Rydenfelt (Editor), Henrik Rydenfelt (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349345953
• ISBN: 978-1-349-34595-3
• No. of pages: 206
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 11 mm x 216 mm
• Illustrations: X, 206 p.
• Series: Philosophers in Depth
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Religion, B, Philosophy, Religion: general, History of Philosophy, Modern philosophy: since c 1800, Philosophy of religion, History of philosophy, philosophical traditions, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Modern Philosophy, Religious Studies, general, Religion—Philosophy, philosophy;philosophy of religion;religion;religious belief