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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... question . Infinite chaos separates us . At the far end of this infinite distance , a coin is being spun which will come down heads or tails . How will you wager ? Reason cannot make you choose either , reason cannot prove either wrong ...
... question . Infinite chaos separates us . At the far end of this infinite distance , a coin is being spun which will come down heads or tails . How will you wager ? Reason cannot make you choose either , reason cannot prove either wrong ...
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... questions still need to be asked . If we find the reasoning persuasive , exactly how are we supposed to make the wager ... question of God , theoreti- cal reason the concern with discovering proofs of truth claims and evidence of truth ...
... questions still need to be asked . If we find the reasoning persuasive , exactly how are we supposed to make the wager ... question of God , theoreti- cal reason the concern with discovering proofs of truth claims and evidence of truth ...
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... question then becomes when to stop . The obvious answer is to stop counting when that activity has a lower expected return than an alternative . Any problem specifying that quitting time is due to the underdeterminacy of the thought ...
... question then becomes when to stop . The obvious answer is to stop counting when that activity has a lower expected return than an alternative . Any problem specifying that quitting time is due to the underdeterminacy of the thought ...
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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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