Gavin, W. J.  1943- <br/><br/>
William James in focus  willing to believe /  [electronic resource] : 
William J. Gavin. 
 - Bloomington :  Indiana University Press,  c2013. 
 - xii, 111 p. 
 - American philosophy .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>James's life: will to believe as affirmation -- "Will to believe": policing versus free-roaming -- Principles of psychology: consciousness as a constitutive stream -- Varieties of religious experience: mysticism as a vague "exemplar" -- Pragmatism: corridor as "latent" and "the will to believe" -- Metaphysics: radical empiricism and pure experience -- "Pure" versus "impure" experience: examples of pure experience -- Challenges to "the will to believe" -- Conclusion: pragmatism, death, and "the will to believe". 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>James, William, 1842-1910. 
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>B945.J24  / G385 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>191