Hi Marsha,
If you read A Pluralistic Universe carefully, you will find that free
will derives from pluralism, whereas determinism derives from monism.
I cannot point to pages since I have the free kindle version.
I am not sure if this answers your question.
Cheers,
Mark
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at
Dmb,
Does James's definition of free will conform to the the standard dictionary
definition? If it does, why did we need all these quotes and explain it?
Marsha
On Jun 27, 2011, at 6:29 PM, david buchanan wrote:
Charlene wrote:
...The pragmatic method includes directives for
Dmb,
So while you chastise others for deviating from a standard english dictionary
definition, even for example when I cited resources addressing an expanded
Buddhist definition of reification, you offer in your discourse on free will
what you (dmb) says that Charlene says that James says
Marsha asked dmb:
Does James's definition of free will conform to the the standard dictionary
definition? If it does, why did we need all these quotes and explain it?
dmb says:
Your question is predicated on a misconception. Dictionaries can only tell us
if we're using words properly. They
On Jun 28, 2011, at 12:21 PM, david buchanan wrote:
Marsha asked dmb:
Does James's definition of free will conform to the the standard dictionary
definition? If it does, why did we need all these quotes and explain it?
dmb says:
Your question is predicated on a misconception.
For anyone who's genuinely interested in a Jamesian analysis of free will...
...The pragmatic method includes directives for validating a belief, whereas
the principle of pure experience includes directives for formulating the belief
in experiential terms...He [James] calls on the principle of
Charlene wrote:
...The pragmatic method includes directives for validating a belief, whereas
the principle of pure experience includes directives for formulating the belief
in experiential terms...He [James] calls on the principle of pure experience,
for instance, to demonstrate that if
