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In order to sketch a process pragmatist heuristics of believing, one needs, first, to set the stage of the discussion in classical Greece and especially to introduce the “gnôsis/pistis ” contrast. It is then possible to show how Plato provides useful concepts to understand the history of that contrast. Eventually, James and Whitehead are brought in to specify the process nature of the religious phenomena and to bring the debate up to date.
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“The true method of philosophical construction is to frame a scheme of ideas, the best that one can, and unflinchingly to explore the interpretation of experience in terms of that scheme.” (Timæus at Whitehead 1933)
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“There is no difference of truth that does not make a difference of fact.” (Peirce 1878:286–302)
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Weber, M. (2017). A Process Pragmatist Heuristics of Believing. In: Angel, HF., Oviedo, L., Paloutzian, R., Runehov, A., Seitz, R. (eds) Processes of Believing: The Acquisition, Maintenance, and Change in Creditions. New Approaches to the Scientific Study of Religion , vol 1. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50924-2_19
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