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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... expectation , of A , is the average value of doing A : namely , pUj . An argument from expectation concludes with the advice " Perform an act with highest expectation . " Dominating expectation i Σ It may happen that we do not know , or ...
... expectation , of A , is the average value of doing A : namely , pUj . An argument from expectation concludes with the advice " Perform an act with highest expectation . " Dominating expectation i Σ It may happen that we do not know , or ...
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... expectation concludes , act so that you will come to believe in God . The Argument from Dominating Expectation The argument from expectation can hardly be maintained . Although it is valid , it requires a monstrous premiss of equal ...
... expectation concludes , act so that you will come to believe in God . The Argument from Dominating Expectation The argument from expectation can hardly be maintained . Although it is valid , it requires a monstrous premiss of equal ...
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... expectation is called an " average . " This innocent question probes quite deep . The answer depends on what one ... dominating expectation in arguing with others . Like Pascal , I may say , " Our probability assessments differ , but at ...
... expectation is called an " average . " This innocent question probes quite deep . The answer depends on what one ... dominating expectation in arguing with others . Like Pascal , I may say , " Our probability assessments differ , but at ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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