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Idealism, Pragmatism, and the Will to Believe: Charles Renouvier and William James

Jeremy DunhamUniversity of SheffieldCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 756-778 | Received 29 Jun 2014, Accepted 20 Dec 2014, Published online: 06 Feb 2015

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  • (II) Deuxième Essai: Traité de psychologie rationnelle d'après les principes du criticisme. 2 vols. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin
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