The Ethics of Belief & Other Essays

by William James and William Kingdon Clifford

Book Overview

"It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anythingupon insufficient evidence." -- W. K. CliffordThe above forthright assertion of mathematician and educator W. K. Clifford (1845-1879) in his famous essay "The Ethics of Belief" drew an immediate response from Victorian-era critics, who took issue with his reasoned and brilliantly presented attack on beliefs "not founded on fair inquiry." An advocate of evolutionary theory, Clifford...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573926914
• ISBN13: 9781573926911
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"