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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... true beliefs , then again the benefits of a particular belief are irrelevant . Nonetheless , Pascal's general point is still true , Foley contends , because the benefits of a belief do in fact play a significant role . In " Wagering and ...
... true beliefs , then again the benefits of a particular belief are irrelevant . Nonetheless , Pascal's general point is still true , Foley contends , because the benefits of a belief do in fact play a significant role . In " Wagering and ...
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... true , then the theorem is necessarily true . If the theorem is false , then , of course , it is necessarily false . According to the probability calculus , a necessarily true proposition is assigned a probability of one ; a necessarily ...
... true , then the theorem is necessarily true . If the theorem is false , then , of course , it is necessarily false . According to the probability calculus , a necessarily true proposition is assigned a probability of one ; a necessarily ...
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... true that epistemic considerations do not answer the question , then one can turn to the prudential considerations ... true ? But , as we have seen , there is good reason to think that ( B ) is false . So in the absence of any plausible ...
... true that epistemic considerations do not answer the question , then one can turn to the prudential considerations ... true ? But , as we have seen , there is good reason to think that ( B ) is false . So in the absence of any plausible ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Wager in Pascal and Others | 11 |
The Logic Of Pascals Wager | 21 |
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