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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... payoffs hoped for.13 Although all these questions are crucial to the merit of the argument as a piece of apologetics , they are irrelevant to its logical validity . The conclusion does follow from the premisses . The ... payoff if 26 Hacking.
... payoffs hoped for.13 Although all these questions are crucial to the merit of the argument as a piece of apologetics , they are irrelevant to its logical validity . The conclusion does follow from the premisses . The ... payoff if 26 Hacking.
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... payoff if a wins be u and the payoff if b wins be v , and let the cost of betting on a be x and the cost of betting on b be y . On these assumptions , as long as pu - x > qvy , it is rational to bet on a . Pascal's wager can be seen as ...
... payoff if a wins be u and the payoff if b wins be v , and let the cost of betting on a be x and the cost of betting on b be y . On these assumptions , as long as pu - x > qvy , it is rational to bet on a . Pascal's wager can be seen as ...
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... payoffs that are nonpareil deserve the appellation of " infinite . " The idea is this : if God should exist , believers ... payoff . The Pascalian idea of afterlife , then , has two levels : an unend- ing extension and an incommensurate ...
... payoffs that are nonpareil deserve the appellation of " infinite . " The idea is this : if God should exist , believers ... payoff . The Pascalian idea of afterlife , then , has two levels : an unend- ing extension and an incommensurate ...
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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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