Carrying Gold to California: "The Will to Believe" as a Work of Philosophy of Science.

William James argued that certain beliefs require a leap of faith before sufficient evidence becomes available—and his paradigm example of such beliefs is taken from science. Scientific knowledge often begins with a weakly supported and underdeveloped proposal, laden with contrary evidence, and plag...

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Published in:	Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society Vol. 60; no. 2; pp. 205 - 234
Main Author:	Fyfe, A.T.
Format:	Editorial
Published:	Indiana University Press Spring2024
Subjects:	Scientific knowledge Philosophy of science Faith Religious adherents Anarchism Evidentialism
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