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Expressivist analysis of James' essay. "James' Will to Believe Argument" entry from Just the Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Arguments in Western Philosophy, Edited by Michael Bruce and Steven Barbone. First Edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Published 2011.
"The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life" was an essay by the philosopher William James, which he first delivered as a lecture to the Yale Philosophical Club, in 1891. It was later included in the collection, The Will to Believe and other Essays in Popular Philosophy.
Will, within philosophy, is a faculty of the mind.Will is important as one of the parts of the mind, along with reason and understanding.It is considered central to the field of ethics because of its role in enabling deliberate action.
But he goes on to say that a more important and global kind of free thought is the freedom of pressure to believe any specific ideas, that one be allowed to have and express any opinion without penalty. He notes that this is not allowed in any country at all, with the possible exception of the (pre-communist) Republic of China.
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It was writings laid bare in a notebook found in Luigi Mangione’s possession, authorities say, that would help investigators build the federal case against him – a well-planned homicide that ...
A Canadian grandmother of 12 recently broke her second world record of the year — and this time, her incredible feat involved doing over 1,500 push-ups.
The will to power (German: der Wille zur Macht) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche.The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans.