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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... supposed to be wrong with the idea of an infinite utility . The St. Petersburg game is a coin tossing game in which the player is paid 2 " dollars , where n is that toss on which " tails " first appears . Because there is no ...
... supposed to be wrong with the idea of an infinite utility . The St. Petersburg game is a coin tossing game in which the player is paid 2 " dollars , where n is that toss on which " tails " first appears . Because there is no ...
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... infinite expected utility , a calculation of the expected utility of theistic belief would generate an expected utility that is infinitesimal just because of the many gods that are logically possible . 10 And if it is true that the ...
... infinite expected utility , a calculation of the expected utility of theistic belief would generate an expected utility that is infinitesimal just because of the many gods that are logically possible . 10 And if it is true that the ...
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... infinite ; then u ( G1 ) = ( 1 − ( 1 − p ) ( 0 ) + pu ( 02 ) infinity = ( 1 − q ) ( 0 ) + qu ( O2 ) = u ( G2 ) . That is , both will bear infinite expected utility , and thus , by the construction in question , the agent must be ...
... infinite ; then u ( G1 ) = ( 1 − ( 1 − p ) ( 0 ) + pu ( 02 ) infinity = ( 1 − q ) ( 0 ) + qu ( O2 ) = u ( G2 ) . That is , both will bear infinite expected utility , and thus , by the construction in question , the agent must be ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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