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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... expected value , or expectation , of A ; is the average3 value of doing A ;: namely , p1U¡j . An argument from expectation concludes with the advice " Perform an act with highest expectation . ' Dominating expectation 99 It may happen ...
... expected value , or expectation , of A ; is the average3 value of doing A ;: namely , p1U¡j . An argument from expectation concludes with the advice " Perform an act with highest expectation . ' Dominating expectation 99 It may happen ...
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... argument from expectation concludes , act so that you will come to believe in God . The Argument from Dominating Expectation The argument from expectation can hardly be maintained . Although it is valid , it requires a monstrous premiss ...
... argument from expectation concludes , act so that you will come to believe in God . The Argument from Dominating Expectation The argument from expectation can hardly be maintained . Although it is valid , it requires a monstrous premiss ...
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... expectations of what ? A serious problem is posed by Pascal's tendency to talk ( first in connection with the equal - odds expectation argument ) of outcomes in terms of number of lives , or amount of happiness , rather than out- comes ...
... expectations of what ? A serious problem is posed by Pascal's tendency to talk ( first in connection with the equal - odds expectation argument ) of outcomes in terms of number of lives , or amount of happiness , rather than out- comes ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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