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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... idea of an infinite gain , or , at least , standard decision theory cannot consistently handle infinite payoffs . Is an infinite gain ( or , as it is sometimes called , an “ infinite utility " ) a good so supreme that one should be ...
... idea of an infinite gain , or , at least , standard decision theory cannot consistently handle infinite payoffs . Is an infinite gain ( or , as it is sometimes called , an “ infinite utility " ) a good so supreme that one should be ...
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... idea of maximizing , in particular the idea of something being better , is ambiguous between addition ( more goodness added ) and enlargement ( a larger amount of goodness ) . The ambiguity is especially acute when our concern is with ...
... idea of maximizing , in particular the idea of something being better , is ambiguous between addition ( more goodness added ) and enlargement ( a larger amount of goodness ) . The ambiguity is especially acute when our concern is with ...
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... idea of afterlife , then , has two levels : an unend- ing extension and an incommensurate depth . And given these two levels , perhaps " infinity " is the proper coefficient for the possible utility of the Pascalian idea of afterlife ...
... idea of afterlife , then , has two levels : an unend- ing extension and an incommensurate depth . And given these two levels , perhaps " infinity " is the proper coefficient for the possible utility of the Pascalian idea of afterlife ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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