Pascal's wager : pragmatic arguments and belief in God /
Pragmatic arguments for theism are designed to support belief even if one lacks evidence that theism is more likely than not. This work proposes that there is a sound version of the most well-known argument of this kind, 'Pascal's Wager', & explores the issues involved - in episte...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Pragmatic arguments for theism are designed to support belief even if one lacks evidence that theism is more likely than not. This work proposes that there is a sound version of the most well-known argument of this kind, 'Pascal's Wager', & explores the issues involved - in epistemology, the ethics of belief, decision theory, & theology. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-221) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435624108 1435624106 9780191537578 0191537578 9780191710698 0191710695 9781280844157 1280844159 9786610844159 6610844151 |