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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... costs . It is likely to require even a measure of self - deception . These costs help ensure that ordinarily we have reasons to intend only that which we also have reasons to do , just as analogous costs help ensure that we ordinarily ...
... costs . It is likely to require even a measure of self - deception . These costs help ensure that ordinarily we have reasons to intend only that which we also have reasons to do , just as analogous costs help ensure that we ordinarily ...
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... costs to a bet , we cannot assume we know which horse will win the race . The costs we are looking into are the price of admission into the bet , the investment up front . We thus cannot say here that the cost of betting against the ...
... costs to a bet , we cannot assume we know which horse will win the race . The costs we are looking into are the price of admission into the bet , the investment up front . We thus cannot say here that the cost of betting against the ...
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... cost free . We finite beings mind waiting because our finitude creates opportunity costs . Infinite beings are naturally patient . We finite beings can get a taste of what it would be like to fully enjoy EverBetter wine if we were ...
... cost free . We finite beings mind waiting because our finitude creates opportunity costs . Infinite beings are naturally patient . We finite beings can get a taste of what it would be like to fully enjoy EverBetter wine if we were ...
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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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