Gambling on God :
Gambling on God : essays on Pascal's wager /
Jeff Jordan.
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c1994.
- viii, 168 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction / Jeff Jordan -- 2. The Wager in Pascal and Others / John K. Ryan -- 3. The Logic Of Pascal's Wager / Ian Hacking -- 4. Pragmatic Reasons for Belief / Richard Foley -- 5. Wagering and the Evidence / Thomas V. Morris -- 6. Moral Objections to Pascalian Wagering / Philip L. Quinn -- 7. A Central Theistic Argument / George Schlesinger -- 8. The Many-Gods Objection / Jeff Jordan -- 9. Pascal's Wager and Finite Decision Theory / Edward F. McClennen -- 10. Infinite Decision Theory / Roy A. Sorensen.
0847678334 (alk. paper) 0847678342 (pbk. : alk. paper)
93001221
Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662. Pensées.
God--Proof--History of doctrines--17th century.
Philosophical theology--Methodology.
Risk-taking (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Faith.
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230/.2
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction / Jeff Jordan -- 2. The Wager in Pascal and Others / John K. Ryan -- 3. The Logic Of Pascal's Wager / Ian Hacking -- 4. Pragmatic Reasons for Belief / Richard Foley -- 5. Wagering and the Evidence / Thomas V. Morris -- 6. Moral Objections to Pascalian Wagering / Philip L. Quinn -- 7. A Central Theistic Argument / George Schlesinger -- 8. The Many-Gods Objection / Jeff Jordan -- 9. Pascal's Wager and Finite Decision Theory / Edward F. McClennen -- 10. Infinite Decision Theory / Roy A. Sorensen.
0847678334 (alk. paper) 0847678342 (pbk. : alk. paper)
93001221
Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662. Pensées.
God--Proof--History of doctrines--17th century.
Philosophical theology--Methodology.
Risk-taking (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Faith.
B1904.G63 / G35 1993
230/.2