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9 de abr. de 2024 · Never Will Virtue, Knowledge, and True Politeness Begin to Flow till the Pure Principles of Religion and Morality Are Put Into Force. My Respected Friends: I feel almost unable to address you; almost incompetent to perform the task; and at times I have felt ready to exclaim, O that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the transgressions of ...
Há 2 dias · In his work "The Varieties of Religious Experience," he explores the role of religious beliefs in shaping human behavior and experience. James suggests that religious beliefs can be valuable if they lead to meaningful and beneficial outcomes, regardless of whether they align with conventional notions of truth.
2 de abr. de 2024 · Religious Studies is a demanding discipline – part of what makes it so interesting – and at A Level the concepts and discussion are often subtle and nuanced. We saw this with Q2 in the 2023 H573/01: Philosophy of religion paper, which was: Critically assess the views of William James about religious experience.
Há 6 dias · Answer: William James argued that religious belief is necessary for moral behavior, providing individuals with a sense of moral purpose. Alasdair MacIntyre, on the other hand, believes that morality is dependent on shared narratives or traditions, acknowledging the role of religion in shaping moral values and behavior.
11 de abr. de 2024 · The essays in this series hold that American literature is imprinted by belief: freighted by ideas about morality, justice and standards for living that are derived from the nation’s Christian...
Há 5 dias · William James tried to show the meaningfulness of (some kinds of) spirituality but, like other pragmatists, did not see religion as the basis of meaning or morality. William James' contribution to ethics, as laid out in his essay The Will to Believe has often been misunderstood as a plea for relativism or irrationality.
20 de abr. de 2024 · New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2015, ISBN: 9780300153804; 224pp.; Price: £40.50. Thomas Ahnert’s The Moral Culture of the Scottish Enlightenment is an unusual work. Little more than an extended essay, its brevity and lucidity belie the complexity and force of its central thesis.
