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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... answered " Yes " to these questions . And many have answered " No. " Some of the yea - sayers have claimed direct , powerful personal experiences as the basis for their answer . It is a rare nay - sayer to have made one's own such claim ...
... answered " Yes " to these questions . And many have answered " No. " Some of the yea - sayers have claimed direct , powerful personal experiences as the basis for their answer . It is a rare nay - sayer to have made one's own such claim ...
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... answer is " yes . " However , I think a more complete answer begins with " Yes , but . . . , " as we shall see . Let us assume some initial cost for wagering on atheism , and an at least equally significant cost for betting on God . We ...
... answer is " yes . " However , I think a more complete answer begins with " Yes , but . . . , " as we shall see . Let us assume some initial cost for wagering on atheism , and an at least equally significant cost for betting on God . We ...
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... answers to Duff's objection . The briefer answer is to recall the idea advanced previously that it is untenable to maintain that because of the infinitude of the reward it makes no difference how probable is its acquisition . We are ...
... answers to Duff's objection . The briefer answer is to recall the idea advanced previously that it is untenable to maintain that because of the infinitude of the reward it makes no difference how probable is its acquisition . We are ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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| Название | Gambling on God: Essays on Pascal's Wager G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Gambling on God: Essays on Pascal's Wager, Jeff Jordan |
| Редактор | Jeff Jordan |
| Издатель | Rowman & Littlefield, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0847678334, 9780847678334 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 168 |
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