Gambling on God

Essays on Pascal's Wager

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-05-17
Mått:149 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:268 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847678341

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Jeff Jordan is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Delaware.

Recensioner i media

This is a well-conceived anthology that vividly brings to life the fertility and interest of the issues revolving around Pascal's celebrated argument.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Wager in Pascal and OthersChapter 3 The Logic of Pascal's WagerChapter 4 Pragmatic Reasons for BeliefChapter 5 Moral Objections to Pascalian WageringChapter 6 Wagering and the EvidenceChapter 7 A Central Theistic ArgumentChapter 8 The Many-Gods ObjectionChapter 9 Infinite Decision TheoryChapter 10 Pascal's Wager and Finite UtilityChapter 11 BibliographyChapter 12 Index