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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... Theory , " that the common Pascalian appeal to an infinite utility is problematic in several aspects . The standard axiomatic deci- sion theories , McClennen points out , do not allow infinite utilities . For instance , imagine two ...
... Theory , " that the common Pascalian appeal to an infinite utility is problematic in several aspects . The standard axiomatic deci- sion theories , McClennen points out , do not allow infinite utilities . For instance , imagine two ...
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... theory . Pascal invented it . This chapter may help the moralists who read his thoughts to understand his invention.2 Second , I have the historical aim ... theory is the theory of deciding what 21 The Logic Of Pascal's Wager Ian Hacking.
... theory . Pascal invented it . This chapter may help the moralists who read his thoughts to understand his invention.2 Second , I have the historical aim ... theory is the theory of deciding what 21 The Logic Of Pascal's Wager Ian Hacking.
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... theory develops laws and so must address uninstantiated possibilities as well as the actual world . Hence , to ignore the infinite is to forego an opportunity to attain the kind of generality treasured elsewhere in science . Decision theory ...
... theory develops laws and so must address uninstantiated possibilities as well as the actual world . Hence , to ignore the infinite is to forego an opportunity to attain the kind of generality treasured elsewhere in science . Decision theory ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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