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imanialler

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In his essay The Will to Believe, James argued that
 
 

a. it is always wrong to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
   b. it is reasonable to believe something on the basis of subjective considerations when we must make a decision, but reason cannot decide the issue.
  c. it is always permissible to believe whatever we want in any situation whatsoever.
  d. we sometimes must will ourselves to have a belief even though reason tells us that what we want to believe is impossible.



Question 2

William Jamess conclusion about the theory of determinism was that
 
 

a. the progress of the sciences demonstrates that it must be true.
  b. it could be decisively proven to be false.
  c. the practical consequences of believing it will lead to an unsatisfactory life.
  d. it is only a theory, so whether we believe it or not will not make any real difference to our lives .




Dominic

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Answer to Question 1

b.

Answer to Question 2

c.



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