William James on Religion [Hardcover]

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.Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction; Sami Pihlstr?m 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 Pihlstr?m 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 IndexGuy Axtell, Radford University, Virginia, USANiek Brunsveld, Utrecht University, The NetherlandsDirk-Martin Grube, University of Utrecht, the NetherlandsSusan Haack, University of Miami, USAWayne Proudfoot, Columbia University, USACharlene Haddock Seigfried, Purdue University, USA