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Debate over the ethics of belief has centered around two famous essays: W. K. Clifford’s “The Ethics of Belief,” and William James’ “The Will to Believe.” The former argues that it is never morally right to believe or accept a proposition beyond its evidential support; the latter defends the moral permissibility of a specific class of beliefs, including religious faith-commitments. I present interpretations of both essays, critiques of some contemporary arguments they have inspired and my own account of how
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- Nathan Duddles
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