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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... living , ways of approaching the world , and ways of making choices that aim at the attainment of what we consider good . These strategies are all , to some extent or another , calculated gambles . We have no compelling proofs that our ...
... living , ways of approaching the world , and ways of making choices that aim at the attainment of what we consider good . These strategies are all , to some extent or another , calculated gambles . We have no compelling proofs that our ...
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... living right now . There is nothing equivalent to staying home from the track . Either we are living as if the Christian God exists , praying , seeking to determine this being's will , and trying to live in accordance with 50 Morris.
... living right now . There is nothing equivalent to staying home from the track . Either we are living as if the Christian God exists , praying , seeking to determine this being's will , and trying to live in accordance with 50 Morris.
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... living options in this way : A living option is one in which both hypotheses are live ones . If I say to you : " Be a theosophist or be a Mohammedan , " it is probably a dead option , because for you neither hypothesis is likely to be ...
... living options in this way : A living option is one in which both hypotheses are live ones . If I say to you : " Be a theosophist or be a Mohammedan , " it is probably a dead option , because for you neither hypothesis is likely to be ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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