The Will to Believe
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The Will to Believe
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"The Will to Believe" is a lecture by William James, first published in 1896, which defends, in certain cases, the adoption of a belief without prior evidence of its truth. In particular, James is concerned in this lecture about defending the rationality of religious faith even lacking sufficient evidence of religious truth. James states in his introduction: "I have brought with me tonight ... an essay in justification of faith, a defense of our right to adopt a believing attitude in religious m
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1896 lecture by William James
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Will_to_Believe
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2006-08-12T00:53:52Z
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2024-08-31T15:49:22Z
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