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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... infinite in number . This third version of the many - gods objection could ... payoff ) . M and N each contain contrary doctrines such that at most only ... ( INFINITY ) + ( .4 ) ( r ) ] – s } = INFINITY where s and r are finite values ...
... infinite in number . This third version of the many - gods objection could ... payoff ) . M and N each contain contrary doctrines such that at most only ... ( INFINITY ) + ( .4 ) ( r ) ] – s } = INFINITY where s and r are finite values ...
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... infinite utility , of course , it serves no purpose to argue that some of these hypotheses are more probable than others . Many , if not all , of these religious beliefs will have associated with them an infinite payoff , and all of ...
... infinite utility , of course , it serves no purpose to argue that some of these hypotheses are more probable than others . Many , if not all , of these religious beliefs will have associated with them an infinite payoff , and all of ...
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... infinite . However , even if the metaphysical argument were valid , the infinite repetition would not increase the motivation of a utility maximizer.24 As long as each game's payoff is positive , his supergame payoff will be infinite ...
... infinite . However , even if the metaphysical argument were valid , the infinite repetition would not increase the motivation of a utility maximizer.24 As long as each game's payoff is positive , his supergame payoff will be infinite ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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