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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... axiomatic deci- sion theories , McClennen points out , do not allow infinite utilities . For instance , imagine two ... axioms . And , it is far from clear , McClennen argues , whether the Pascalian can circumvent this problem by an ...
... axiomatic deci- sion theories , McClennen points out , do not allow infinite utilities . For instance , imagine two ... axioms . And , it is far from clear , McClennen argues , whether the Pascalian can circumvent this problem by an ...
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... axioms of the modern theory of subjective probability , one is entitled to draw the following conclusion : if the theistic conception of God is logically consistent , then the personal probability that one assigns to the hy- pothesis ...
... axioms of the modern theory of subjective probability , one is entitled to draw the following conclusion : if the theistic conception of God is logically consistent , then the personal probability that one assigns to the hy- pothesis ...
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... axioms of modern utility theory , the agent must be indifferent between any two acts that bear the same expected ... axioms employed in these constructions , axioms that ensure that rational choice is choice that maximizes expected ...
... axioms of modern utility theory , the agent must be indifferent between any two acts that bear the same expected ... axioms employed in these constructions , axioms that ensure that rational choice is choice that maximizes expected ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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