1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778586003321

Autore

Slater Michael R. <1976->

Titolo

William James on ethics and faith / / Michael R. Slater [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-511-84748-3

1-107-19350-8

1-107-43734-2

1-282-33664-9

9786612336645

0-511-63484-6

0-511-63247-9

0-511-63126-X

0-511-63439-0

0-511-63367-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

11.02

Disciplina

191

Soggetti

Religion and ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a new interpretation of William James's ethical and religious thought. Michael Slater shows that James's conception of morality, or what it means to lead a moral and flourishing life, is intimately tied to his conception of religious faith, and argues that James's views on these matters are worthy of our consideration. He offers a reassessment of James's 'will to believe' or 'right to believe'



doctrine, his moral theory, and his neglected moral arguments for religious faith. And he argues that James's pragmatic account of religion is based on an ethical view of the function of religion and a realist view of the objects of religious belief and experience, and is compatible with his larger conception of pragmatism. The book will appeal to readers interested in the history of modern philosophy, especially pragmatism, as well as those interested in moral philosophy, religion, and the history of ideas.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972235003321

Titolo

Between terror and tolerance : religious leaders, conflict, and peacemaking / / Timothy D. Sisk, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-58901-797-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (279 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SiskTimothy D. <1960->

Disciplina

201/.7273

Soggetti

Political violence - Religious aspects

Violence - Religious aspects

Terrorism - Religious aspects

Toleration - Religious aspects

Terror - Religious aspects

Religion and politics

Peace - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: religious leaders, conflict, and peacemaking / Timothy D. Sisk -- Religion, nationalism, and intolerance / David Little -- Religious leaders, sectarianism, and the Sunni-Shi'a divide in Islam / Nader Hashemi -- Between intolerance and coexistence: the Vatican, Maronites, and the war in Lebanon / George Emile Irani -- Globalization, religion, and nationalism in Israel and Palestine / Micheline Ishay -- Egypt and the legacy of sectarianism / Scott W.



Hibbard -- Religion, war, and peacekeeping in Sudan: Shari'a, identity politics, and human rights / Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban -- Nigeria's religious leaders in an age of radicalism and neoliberalism / Rosalind I. J. Hackett -- Just enough to hate - not enough to love: religious leaders in Northern Ireland / Mari Fitzduff -- Religion, war, and peace in Tajikistan / Karina Korostelina -- The spoiler and the reconciler: Buddhism and the peace process in Sri Lanka / Susan Hayward -- Piety and politics: religious leadership and the conflict in Kashmir / Sumit Ganguly and Praveen Swami -- Conclusion: From terror to tolerance to coexistence in deeply divided societies / Timothy D. Sisk.

Sommario/riassunto

Civil war and conflict within countries is the most prevalent threat to peace and security in the opening decades of the twenty-first century. A pivotal factor in the escalation of tensions to open conflict is the role of elites in exacerbating tensions along identity lines by giving the ideological justification, moral reasoning, and call to violence. Between Terror and Tolerance examines the varied roles of religious leaders in societies deeply divided by ethnic, racial, or religious conflict. The chapters in this book explore cases when religious leaders have justified or catalyzed violence