Gambling on God

Essays on Pascal's Wager
Herausgeber: Jordan, Jeff

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9780847678341
• ISBN-10: 0847678342
• Artikelnr.: 28961168

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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