Gambling on God: Essays on Pascal's WagerJeff Jordan Rowman & Littlefield, 1994 - Всего страниц: 168 Gambling on God brings together a superb collection of new and classic essays that provide the first sustained analysis of Pascal's Wager and the idea of an infinite utility as well as the first in-depth look at moral objections to the Wager. |
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... Clifford's Credulity Argument The Victorian debate about the ethics of belief is a promising place to look for moral objections to Pascalian wagering . Such an objection can be developed from a line of argument advanced by W. K. Clifford ...
... Clifford's Credulity Argument The Victorian debate about the ethics of belief is a promising place to look for moral objections to Pascalian wagering . Such an objection can be developed from a line of argument advanced by W. K. Clifford ...
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... Clifford , a duty to others , not a duty to myself . It is what I must do to help prevent society from reverting to barbarism . What is more , if I fail in this duty , I not only subvert civilization but I also harm others by promoting ...
... Clifford , a duty to others , not a duty to myself . It is what I must do to help prevent society from reverting to barbarism . What is more , if I fail in this duty , I not only subvert civilization but I also harm others by promoting ...
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... Clifford's principle is left unchallenged , the issue narrows to whether Pascalian wagering violates it . But , as George Mavrodes notes , While Clifford tells us that it is wrong to believe on insufficient evidence , he does not tell ...
... Clifford's principle is left unchallenged , the issue narrows to whether Pascalian wagering violates it . But , as George Mavrodes notes , While Clifford tells us that it is wrong to believe on insufficient evidence , he does not tell ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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