text: In one lecture, this man described an explorer's offer to go to the North Pole as a "momentous option," rather than a trivial option, and the need to cross an icy ledge on an isolated trail as a "forced" option.
full_question: In one lecture, this man described an explorer's offer to go to the North Pole as a "momentous option," rather than a trivial option, and the need to cross an icy ledge on an isolated trail as a "forced" option. In two writings, he used the example of a person chased by a bear in the forest, who first feels a racing heartbeat and then feels (*) fear, in his account of emotion. This man contrasted the "healthy-minded temperament" among some zealots with the "sick soul" of others. He claimed that truth is made when a belief has "cash value" in the daily life of its believer, and surveyed many mystics and credos in Varieties of Religious Experience. For 10 points, name this American professor of philosophy and psychology, who wrote "The Will to Believe" and Pragmatism.
first_sentence: In one lecture, this man described an explorer's offer to go to the North Pole as a "momentous option," rather than a trivial option, and the need to cross an icy ledge on an isolated trail as a "forced" option.
raw_answer: William James