Paul Bartha: Pascal's Wager | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781316632659 | Pascal's Wager | Paul Bartha (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2019

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Presents a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, its underlying theology, philosophical influence, and role in contemporary decision theory.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Paul Bartha and Lawrence Pasternack; Part I. Historical Context and Influence: 1. Pascal's Wager and the origins of decision theory: decision-making by real decision-makers James Franklin; 2. The Wager and Pascal's theology William Wood; 3. Pascal's Wager and the ethics for inquiry about God Paul Moser; 4. Pascal and his Wager in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Adam Buben; 5. The Wager and William James Jeff Jordan; Part II. Assessment: 6. The (in)validity of Pascal's Wager Alan Hájek; 7. The many gods objection to Pascal's Wager: a defeat, then a resurrection Craig Duncan; 8. The Wager as decision under ignorance: decision-theoretic responses to the many gods objection Lawrence Pasternack; 9. Rationality and the Wager Paul Saka; 10. The role of Pascal's Wager in authentic religious commitment Joshua Golding; Part III. Extensions: 11. The arbitrary prudentialism of Pascal's Wager and how to overcome it by using game theory Elliott Sober; 12. Pascal's Wager and the dynamics of rational deliberation Paul Bartha; 13. Infinity in Pascal's Wager Graham Oppy; 14. Pascal's Wager and imprecise probability Susanna Rinard; 15. Do infinitesimal probabilities neutralize the infinite utility in Pascal's Wager? Sylvia Wenmackers.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2019
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781316632659
ISBN-10:	1316632652
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bartha, Paul
Redaktion:	Bartha, Paul Pasternack, Lawrence
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	246 x 189 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Paul Bartha (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	06.03.2019
Gewicht:	0,67 kg