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Taking Pascal S Wager
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Author : Michael Rota
language : en
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Release Date : 2016-04-21
Taking Pascal S Wager written by Michael Rota and has been published by InterVarsity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-21 with Religion categories.
Blaise Pascal's wager argues that since there is much to gain and relatively little to lose, the wise decision is to seek a relationship with God and live a Christian life. Michael Rota explores the dynamics of doubt, evidence and decision-making in order to consider what is necessary for people to embrace the Christian faith—and the difference it makes in people's lives.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : Jeff Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Release Date : 2006-10-26
Pascal S Wager written by Jeff Jordan and has been published by Clarendon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-26 with Philosophy categories.
What if there is no strong evidence that God exists? Is belief in God when faced with a lack of evidence illegitimate and improper? Evidentialism answers yes. According to Evidentialism, it is impermissible to believe any proposition lacking adequate evidence. And if any thesis enjoys the status of a dogma among philosophers, it is Evidentialism. Presenting a direct challenge to Evidentialism are pragmatic arguments for theism, which are designed to support belief in the absence of adequate evidence. Pascal's Wager is the most prominent theistic pragmatic argument, and issues in epistemology, the ethics of belief, and decision theory, as well as philosophical theology, all intersect at the Wager. Other prominent theistic pragmatic arguments include William James's celebrated essay, 'The Will to Believe'; a posthumously published and largely ignored pragmatic argument authored by J.S. Mill, supporting the propriety of hoping that quasi-theism is true; the eighteenth-century Scottish essayist James Beattie's argument that the consoling benefit of theistic belief is so great that theistic belief is permissible even when one thinks that the existence of God is less likely than not; and an argument championed by the nineteenth-century French philosopher Jules Lachelier, which based its case for theistic belief on the empirical benefits of believing as a theist, even if theism was very probably false. In Pascal's Wager: Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God, Jeff Jordan explores various theistic pragmatic arguments, and the objections employed against them. Jordan presents a new version of the Wager, what he calls the 'Jamesian Wager', and argues that the Jamesian Wager survives the objections hurled against theistic pragmatic arguments and provides strong support for theistic belief. In addition to arguing for a sound version of the Wager, Jordan also argues that there is a version of Evidentialism compatible with a principled use of pragmatic arguments, and that the Argument from Divine Silence fails. Objections found in Voltaire, Hume, and Nietzsche against the Wager are scrutinized, as are objections issued by Richard Swinburne, Richard Gale, and other contemporary philosophers. The ethics of belief, the many-gods objection, the problem of infinite utilities, and the propriety of a hope based acceptance are also examined.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : Paul Bartha
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Pascal S Wager written by Paul Bartha and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with Philosophy categories.
Presents a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, its underlying theology, philosophical influence, and role in contemporary decision theory.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : James A. Connor
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-21
Pascal S Wager written by James A. Connor and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In a major biography of Blaise Pascal, James Connor explores both the intellectual giant whose theory of probability paved the way for modernity and the devout religious mystic who dared apply probability to faith.
Pascal S Wager
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Author : Nicholas Rescher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Pascal S Wager written by Nicholas Rescher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Philosophy categories.
Gambling On God
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Author : Jeff Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Rl Innactive Titles
Release Date : 1994
Gambling On God written by Jeff Jordan and has been published by Rl Innactive Titles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Philosophy categories.
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.
The Rationality Of Theism
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Author : Adolfo García de la Sienra
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2000
The Rationality Of Theism written by Adolfo García de la Sienra and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Philosophy categories.
This is a controversial collection of brand new papers by some outstanding philosophers and scholars. Its aim is to offer comprehensive theistic replies to the traditional arguments against the existence of God.
The Oxford Handbook Of Philosophy Of Religion
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Author : William Wainwright
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2004-12-16
The Oxford Handbook Of Philosophy Of Religion written by William Wainwright and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-16 with Philosophy categories.
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion contains newly commissioned chapters by 21 prominent experts who cover the field in a comprehensive but accessible manner. Each chapter is expository, critical, and representative of a distinctive viewpoint.
William Lycan On Mind Meaning And Method
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Author : Mitchell Green
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-12-22
William Lycan On Mind Meaning And Method written by Mitchell Green and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-12-22 with Philosophy categories.
William Lycan is an internationally renowned American philosopher whose work since the late 1960s has been not only extensive but also influential, particularly in the areas of philosophy of mind, epistemology, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and more recently metaphilosophy. This contributed volume features high-quality contributions by prominent or up-and-coming philosophers who critically examine many aspects of Lycan’s work; it also contains an essay by Lycan responding to these contributions. In this way, not only is the importance of William Lycan’s work appreciated, it is also made accessible for further research. The book is also suitable for teaching purposes at universities.
Evidence And Faith
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Author : Charles Taliaferro
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2005-02-28
Evidence And Faith written by Charles Taliaferro and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-28 with Philosophy categories.
Taliaferro has written a dynamic narrative history of philosophical reflection on religion from the 17th century to the present, with an emphasis on shifting views of faith and the nature of evidence. The book begins with the movement called Cambridge Platonism, which formed a bridge between the ancient and medieval worlds and early modern philosophy. While the book provides an overview of different movements in philosophy, it also offers a detailed exposition and reflection on key arguments, and the scope is broad from Descartes to contemporary feminist philosophy of religion.