William James on ethics and faith / / Michael R. Slater

• Autore: Slater Michael R. <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 247 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Religion and ethics
• Classificazione: 11.02
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: William James on ethics and faith
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810760603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II