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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... 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 willing to pay ...
... 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 willing to pay ...
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... infinite utility is problematic in several aspects . The standard axiomatic deci- sion theories , McClennen points out , do not allow infinite utilities . For instance , imagine two gambles specified in a way that , given the axiom of ...
... infinite utility is problematic in several aspects . The standard axiomatic deci- sion theories , McClennen points out , do not allow infinite utilities . For instance , imagine two gambles specified in a way that , given the axiom of ...
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... INFINITY represents the infinite payoff , will always have an infinite expected utility . The expected utility of theistic belief , then , dominates that of skepticism . And this is so even when , as in ( T ) , the probability assigned ...
... INFINITY represents the infinite payoff , will always have an infinite expected utility . The expected utility of theistic belief , then , dominates that of skepticism . And this is so even when , as in ( T ) , the probability assigned ...
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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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