tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387024456329179621.post1056081948768323279..comments2023-06-08T07:02:02.114-04:00Comments on The Unpublishable Philosopher: William James, The Will to Be a Self-DeceivedArithmoQuinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01666328591200996099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387024456329179621.post-87320551741240691262010-06-25T13:38:35.407-04:002010-06-25T13:38:35.407-04:00I'm glad to read this. I just read the first c...I'm glad to read this. I just read the first chapter of 'The Varieties of Religious Experience' (called 'Religion and Neurology') and was quite shocked, really, at his weak reasoning (I was expecting greatness) and straw-men characterizations of the 'materialist' position regarding religious experiences being derived entirely from the brain. The problems seemed greaterChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030669424412573308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387024456329179621.post-23761419757888959192010-06-23T17:07:08.746-04:002010-06-23T17:07:08.746-04:00The following two passages make a curious juxtapos...The following two passages make a curious juxtaposition:<br /><br /><i>James is widely respected for his work both in philosophy and psychology. So, it is surprising that he would reason so poorly, but the fact is that James’s reasoning has no real merit and is just a rationalization for his preexisting religious belief.</i><br /><br /><i>The irritant in reading James is that he cannot refrain Miles Rindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733605717776262840noreply@blogger.com