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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... play of the St. Petersburg game is , apparently , ( 1⁄2 × 2 ) + ( 4 × 4 ) + ( 8 x 8 ) ... = 1 + 1 + 1 = ∞ . And , as is typical , to play , one must pay . So , it appears , one should be willing to pay a large fee , say $ 10,000 , to play ...
... play of the St. Petersburg game is , apparently , ( 1⁄2 × 2 ) + ( 4 × 4 ) + ( 8 x 8 ) ... = 1 + 1 + 1 = ∞ . And , as is typical , to play , one must pay . So , it appears , one should be willing to pay a large fee , say $ 10,000 , to play ...
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... play an important role in shaping what we believe . It is just that they do not play the positive , fine - grained role that some philosophers have thought . For example , if we are deliberating the merits of two hypotheses and neither ...
... play an important role in shaping what we believe . It is just that they do not play the positive , fine - grained role that some philosophers have thought . For example , if we are deliberating the merits of two hypotheses and neither ...
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... play the game below one hundred times ( with 4 being the best payoff , 3 second best , and so on ) . The accepted ... play is equivalent to a single play prisoner's dilemma . Because both parties are rational and well informed , they ...
... play the game below one hundred times ( with 4 being the best payoff , 3 second best , and so on ) . The accepted ... play is equivalent to a single play prisoner's dilemma . Because both parties are rational and well informed , they ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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