The Will to Believe and Human Immortality by William James

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The Will to Believe and Human Immortality by William James

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The Will to Believe and Human Immortality by William James

This volume contains the complete texts of two books by America's most important psychologist and philosopher. Easy to understand, yet brilliant and penetrating, the books were written specifically for laymen and they are still stimulating reading for readers concerned with important questions of belief in an age of science.
In the essays, under the heading The Will to Believe, James discusses, first, the interrelationships of belief, will, and intellect, examining such questions as: How does man believe? How do intellectual considerations color belief? How much of a role do irrational elements play even in rigorously logical thought? Chance versus determinism, free will versus fate, pluralism versus monism are discussed in succeeding sections. James also covers psychical research, Hegelianism, and Spencer's philosophy.
Human Immortality: Two Supposed Objections to the Doctrine, reprinted here from the corrected second edition, examines the questions of survival after death, and provides an unusual philosophical rebuttal to the theory that thought and personality necessarily die with the brain.

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ISBN 13 9780486202914
ISBN 10 0486202917
Title The Will to Believe and Human Immortality
Author William James
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
Year published 2003-03-28
Number of pages 448
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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