Tipsters: I am searching for a quote from William James dealing with
free will, faith,choice, or perhaps his problem with depression? I seem to
recall he mentioned someone clinging to a cliff and posed the question of
whether belief that he could survive was not more functionally valuable than
doubt. Does anyone have an idea as to the possible source? I checked
Varieties and Principles, but it was probably in a collection of his
letters. Thanks for any help/info. Gary Peterson
Gerald (Gary) L. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI 48710
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1-517-790-4491
