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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... chapters , 9 and 10 , are concerned primarily with the propriety of using the notion of an infinite utility . John Ryan's essay , " The Wager in Pascal and Others " ( Chapter 2 ) , provides some historical background for an appreciation ...
... chapters , 9 and 10 , are concerned primarily with the propriety of using the notion of an infinite utility . John Ryan's essay , " The Wager in Pascal and Others " ( Chapter 2 ) , provides some historical background for an appreciation ...
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... ( Chapter 8 ) , I examine what is perhaps the most serious obstacle facing the Pascalian . The many- gods objection can come in several guises but all share the claim that the wager , because it can be used indiscriminately for any number ...
... ( Chapter 8 ) , I examine what is perhaps the most serious obstacle facing the Pascalian . The many- gods objection can come in several guises but all share the claim that the wager , because it can be used indiscriminately for any number ...
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... chapter 8 of Reasons and Persons ( Oxford : Clarendon Press , 1984 ) . 19. " Must God Create the Best ? " The Philosophical Review 81 ( 1972 ) : 317-31 . 20. Beyond Optimizing ( Cambridge : Harvard University Press , 1989 ) , p . 110 ...
... chapter 8 of Reasons and Persons ( Oxford : Clarendon Press , 1984 ) . 19. " Must God Create the Best ? " The Philosophical Review 81 ( 1972 ) : 317-31 . 20. Beyond Optimizing ( Cambridge : Harvard University Press , 1989 ) , p . 110 ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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