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Philosophy is an unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly.

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William James, MD, (1842–1910) was an American professor and historian who helped establish the philosophical tradition of pragmatism. In addition to studying and writing extensively about religion, mysticism, and education, he is also generally considered the founder of American psychology.

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Philosophy – Epistemology: The Will to Believe

Thomas Donaldson (Stanford University) asks whether it is moral to believe something even when you have no evidence that it is true. He discusses a classic debate on that subject, between philosophers William James and William Clifford.

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Philosophical Approaches