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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... number of chances of losing " ) , the expected value of betting on God will be infinite , since the value of the outcome is itself infinite . Thus , in this case , one must " give everything " and bet on God . " Unfortunately , the ...
... number of chances of losing " ) , the expected value of betting on God will be infinite , since the value of the outcome is itself infinite . Thus , in this case , one must " give everything " and bet on God . " Unfortunately , the ...
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... infinite values and expected values , what are we to make of the unquestioned assumption that the measure of the value of a gamble is its expected value ? Within the last few decades there have been a variety of constructions that ...
... infinite values and expected values , what are we to make of the unquestioned assumption that the measure of the value of a gamble is its expected value ? Within the last few decades there have been a variety of constructions that ...
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... infinite worth . ( " Possessing value " is ambiguous between the possessor being of value and the possession being of value . ) This suggests peculiar consequences , for example , that there is no more reason to save five people than ...
... infinite worth . ( " Possessing value " is ambiguous between the possessor being of value and the possession being of value . ) This suggests peculiar consequences , for example , that there is no more reason to save five people than ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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