A moral reason to be a mere theist: improving the practical argument
This paper is an attempt to improve the practical argument for beliefs in God. Some theists, most famously Kant and William James, called our attention to a particular set of beliefs, the Jamesian-type beliefs, which are justified by virtue of their practical significance, and these theists tried to...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Nature B. V
2016
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International journal for philosophy of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 113-132 |
Further subjects: | B
God
Faithfulness
B MORAL & ethical aspects B REASONING (Logic) B The practical argument B William James B SELF-defeating behavior B Moral Motivation B THEISTS |
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