Gambling on God Essays on Pascal's Wager
by Jordan, Jeff; Foley, Richard; Hacking, Ian; McClennen, Edward; Morris, Thomas; Quinn, Philip; Ryan, John; Schlesinger, George; Sorenson, RoyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-05-17
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary
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
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Wager in Pascal and Others | p. 11 |
| The Logic Of Pascal's Wager | p. 21 |
| Pragmatic Reasons for Belief | p. 31 |
| Wagering and the Evidence | p. 47 |
| Moral Objections to Pascalian Wagering | p. 61 |
| A Central Theistic Argument | p. 83 |
| The Many-Gods Objection | p. 101 |
| Pascal's Wager and Finite Decision Theory | p. 115 |
| Infinite Decision Theory | p. 139 |
| Bibliography | p. 161 |
| Index | p. 165 |
| Contributors | p. 167 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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