William James, The Will To Believe - Hypotheses and Options - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses the 19th-20th century philosopher and psychologist, William James, and focuses on his essay, "The Will To Believe". Specifically it discusses his conceptions of hypotheses and options, which play a central role in the argument of the essay. Hypotheses can either be living or dead, and options between hypotheses can be living or dead, forced or avoidable, momentous or trivial. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 1500 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase The Writings of William James - https://amzn.to/2X4J9kY