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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... given the context , is not unnatural . And yet , in one scene I say it is rational for Smith to take the east road ... given the context . In my view , the best way of doing so is to construe claims of rationality as presupposing a goal ...
... given the context , is not unnatural . And yet , in one scene I say it is rational for Smith to take the east road ... given the context . In my view , the best way of doing so is to construe claims of rationality as presupposing a goal ...
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... given both A and Y ; - INFINITY given Y and -A ; r given A and - Y ; s given -A and - Y ( where r and s are both some finite value ) . Then , 1. given any matrix M , in which the expected utility of a belief in a supreme being P1 is ...
... given both A and Y ; - INFINITY given Y and -A ; r given A and - Y ; s given -A and - Y ( where r and s are both some finite value ) . Then , 1. given any matrix M , in which the expected utility of a belief in a supreme being P1 is ...
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... given by a continuum of lotteries defined over some least preferred outcome and some most preferred outcome , to which , respectively , and in a purely arbitrary fashion , the utility values of 0 and 1 can be assigned . 13 Within that ...
... given by a continuum of lotteries defined over some least preferred outcome and some most preferred outcome , to which , respectively , and in a purely arbitrary fashion , the utility values of 0 and 1 can be assigned . 13 Within that ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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