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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... relevant topic . For instance , one can imagine a Pascalian wager , call it the " patient's wager , " in which a person diagnosed with a terminal disease must decide whether or not to invest any hope and any effort in unconven- tional ...
... relevant topic . For instance , one can imagine a Pascalian wager , call it the " patient's wager , " in which a person diagnosed with a terminal disease must decide whether or not to invest any hope and any effort in unconven- tional ...
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... relevant to its rationality . The second , and more specific point , is that the potential benefits of belief in God make it rational for us to have this belief . I argue that Pascal is right about this first point . On the other hand ...
... relevant to its rationality . The second , and more specific point , is that the potential benefits of belief in God make it rational for us to have this belief . I argue that Pascal is right about this first point . On the other hand ...
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... relevant states ( God exists , God does not exist ) or the presumed outcomes associated with those states.4 As Hacking does point out , however , it is not the logic of the argument but the plausibility of the assumptions upon which it ...
... relevant states ( God exists , God does not exist ) or the presumed outcomes associated with those states.4 As Hacking does point out , however , it is not the logic of the argument but the plausibility of the assumptions upon which it ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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