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Gambling on God
Essays on Pascal's Wager
Jeff Jordan (Anthology Editor) , Richard Foley (Contributor) , Ian Hacking (Contributor) , Edward McClennen (Contributor) , Thomas Morris (Contributor) , Philip Quinn (Contributor) , John Ryan (Contributor) , George Schlesinger (Contributor) , Roy Sorenson (Contributor)
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Gambling on God
Essays on Pascal's Wager
Jeff Jordan (Anthology Editor) , Richard Foley (Contributor) , Ian Hacking (Contributor) , Edward McClennen (Contributor) , Thomas Morris (Contributor) , Philip Quinn (Contributor) , John Ryan (Contributor) , George Schlesinger (Contributor) , Roy Sorenson (Contributor)
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Description
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 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 | 17 May 1994 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 200 |
ISBN | 9780742581227 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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This is a well-conceived anthology that vividly brings to life the fertility and interest of the issues revolving around Pascal's celebrated argument.
Nicholas Rescher
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This is a very interesting and provocative collection of essays on an important line of theistic argument.
George I. Mavrodes, University of Michigan
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Pascal's Wager raises basic questions concerning rationality and prudence, the morality of believing without sufficient evidence, and a variety of issues in decision theory. In this excellent collection of essays many of these basic questions are explored with great clarity and at considerable depth. A fine introduction to the Wager and the essays is provided by Jeff Jordan. This is a remarkably good book. It will serve faculty and students well.
William L. Rowe, Purdue University