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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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Wager in Pascal and Others
Chapter 3 The Logic of Pascal's Wager
Chapter 4 Pragmatic Reasons for Belief
Chapter 5 Moral Objections to Pascalian Wagering
Chapter 6 Wagering and the Evidence
Chapter 7 A Central Theistic Argument
Chapter 8 The Many-Gods Objection
Chapter 9 Infinite Decision Theory
Chapter 10 Pascal's Wager and Finite Utility
Chapter 11 Bibliography
Chapter 12 Index

Product details

Published May 17 1994
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 200
ISBN 9780847678341
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions 229 x 149 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Jeff Jordan

Contributor

Richard Foley

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Ian Hacking

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Thomas Morris

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Philip Quinn

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John Ryan

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Roy Sorenson

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