INQUIRY, CONVERSATION AND THEISTIC BELIEF: WILLIAM JAMES AND RICHARD RORTY GET RELIGION

This essay examines William James' view that pragmatic philosophy allows for theistic belief and compares it to Richard Rorty's argument that theistic belief is fundamentally incompatible with pragmatic philosophy. Theism is permissible for James because it is commensurate with his view of...

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Main Author: Nelson, Derek R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2009
In: Heythrop journal
Year: 2009, Volume: 50, Issue: 3, Pages: 495-507
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