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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for God
Pragmatic and subjective justifications of religious belief

Topical links

Blaise Pascal

Pascal, Blaise
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/p2.htm#pasc)

Brief biography by Garth Kemerling]
Blaise Pascal
(http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Pascal.html)

Biography by J. J. O'Connor and E. F. F Robertson (University of St. Andrews)
Blaise Pascal
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11511a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Explore patterns in Pascal's triangle!
(http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/jbaer/classes/blaise/blaise.html)

Quick introduction to this interesting mathematical phenomenon by Jeremy Baer (University of Washington)
Pascal links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.asp?PhilCode=Pasc)

EpistemeLink link collection
William James

William James
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/james/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
William James: Life and Works
(http://www.philosophypages.com/ph/jame.htm)

Discussion of life and thought by Garth Kemerling
William James
(http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/james.html)

Extensive site containing numerous links to the primary and secondary source materials; maintained by Frank Pajares (Emory University)
James links
(http://www.epistemelinks.com/Main/Philosophers.asp?PhilCode=Jame)

EpistemeLink link collection

For information on James' pragmatism see the links for Chapter 2.
Pascal's wager

Pascal's Wager
(http://www.faithnet.freeserve.co.uk/pascalswager.htm)

Brief discussion from Faithnet
Pascal's Wager
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/pascal.html)

Summary and brief discussion of problems by Doug Browning (University of Texas)
Pascal's Wager
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/pascal.html)

Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
Pascal's Wager
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/p/pasc-wag.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pascal's Wager
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Pascal's Wager
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/Pascal.html)

Detailed analysis by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
Pascal's Wager Refuted
(http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theodore_drange/wager.html)

Summary and brief set of objections by Theodore Drange (West Virginia University )
Clifford vs. James on the ethics of belief

Evidentialism v. Pragmatism
(http://www.mit.edu/~shaslang/2400-01/cliffjames.html)

Lecture outline notes on Clifford and James by Sally Hasslanger (MIT)
Notes on W. K. Clifford and William James
(http://brindedcow.umd.edu/236/cliffordandjames.html)

Analysis by Alan Stairs (University of Maryland)
The Will to Believe
(http://www.princeton.edu/~grosen/puc/phi203/will.html)

Detailed discussion of Clifford vs. James by Gideon Rosen (Princeton University)
The Will to Believe: William James
(http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/misc/james.html)

Outline by Bob Corbett (Webster University)
William James: "The Will to Believe"
(http://www.utexas.edu/courses/hilde/Philhandouts/willtobelieve.html)

Notes by Doug Browning (University of Texas)
The Will to Believe
(http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/fonda/jamesw.html)

Detailed discussion of James' essay by Mark Fonda (University of Florida)