The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays

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Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615923454
Total Pages : 154 pages
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Book Synopsis The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays by : William Kingdon Clifford

Download or read book The Ethics of Belief and Other Essays written by William Kingdon Clifford and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anythingupon insufficient evidence." -- W. K. CliffordThe above forthright assertion of mathematician and educator W. K. Clifford (1845-1879) in his famous essay "The Ethics of Belief" drew an immediate response from Victorian-era critics, who took issue with his reasoned and brilliantly presented attack on beliefs "not founded on fair inquiry." An advocate of evolutionary theory, Clifford recognized that working hypotheses and assumptions are necessary for belief formation and that testing and assessing one''s beliefs in light of new evidence strengthens those worthy of being held. "The Ethics of Belief" is presented here in complete form, along with an insightful biographical introduction by editor Timothy J. Madigan. Also included are four other noteworthy essays by Clifford: "On the Aims and Instruments of Scientific Thought," "Right and Wrong," "The Ethics of Religion," and "The Influence upon Morality of a Decline in Religious Belief."

The Ethics of Belief. [By William K. Clifford. A Paper Read Before the Metaphysical Society.]

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Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S.

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Total Pages : 456 pages
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Book Synopsis Lectures and Essays by the Late William Kingdon Clifford, F.R.S. by : William Kingdon Clifford

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God and the Ethics of Belief

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139446606
Total Pages : 296 pages
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Book Synopsis God and the Ethics of Belief by : Andrew Dole

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Essays in the Philosophy of Religion

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Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780191569500
Total Pages : 328 pages
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Book Synopsis Essays in the Philosophy of Religion by : Philip L. Quinn

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The Ethics of Belief

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Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781438251769
Total Pages : 112 pages
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Download or read book The Ethics of Belief written by A. J. Burger and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic discussion between William Kingdon Clifford (The Ethics of Belief) and William James (The Will to Believe), with added explanatory footnotes, and further commentary by A.J. Burger (An Examination of "The Will to Believe"). Never before have these essays appeared together in their complete and unabridged forms, with added footnotes, in an inexpensive edition. The recent essay by A.J. Burger, published for the first time, provides a thorough and unflinching examination of James' The Will to Believe. "People have long been interested in the circumstances under which it is appropriate to believe. Often, the source of this interest is the desire to believe something for which one has insufficient evidence. Extensive excerpts ... are often reprinted in anthologies. This is sufficient proof of the enduring interest in this subject, and of the importance of these particular essays." -from the Preface

What I Do Not Believe, and Other Essays

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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401031088
Total Pages : 397 pages
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Book Synopsis What I Do Not Believe, and Other Essays by : N.R. Hanson

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The Scientific Basis of Morals

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Total Pages : 78 pages
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Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199563012
Total Pages : 466 pages
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Book Synopsis Essays on the History of Moral Philosophy by : J. B. Schneewind

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New Essays on Belief

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Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137026529
Total Pages : 437 pages
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The Virtue of Faith and Other Essays in Philosophical Theology

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195041461
Total Pages : 283 pages
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Love's Knowledge

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199879486
Total Pages : 432 pages
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Book Synopsis Love's Knowledge by : Martha C. Nussbaum

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Ethics and the A Priori

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521007733
Total Pages : 404 pages
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The Moral Landscape

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 143917122X
Total Pages : 322 pages
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Faith in a Hard Ground

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Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1845402820
Total Pages : 348 pages
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Does Anything Really Matter?

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191084395
Total Pages : 288 pages
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The Will to Believe

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Total Pages : 360 pages
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