Pascal's wager / (Record no. 65192)
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| fixed length control field | 200603b2018 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781316632659 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 212.1 BAR-P |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | edited by Bartha, Paul |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Pascal's wager / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Paul Bartha and Lawrence Pasternack |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | United Kingdom |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Cambridge University Press |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 335 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | GBP |
| Price amount | 24.99. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | In his famous Wager, Blaise Pascal (1623–62) offers the reader an argument that it is rational to strive to believe in God. Philosophical debates about this classic argument have continued until our own times. This volume provides a comprehensive examination of Pascal's Wager, including its theological framework, its place in the history of philosophy, and its importance to contemporary decision theory. The volume starts with a valuable primer on infinity and decision theory for students and non-specialists. A sequence of chapters then examines topics including the Wager's underlying theology, its influence on later philosophical figures, and contemporary analyses of the Wager including Alan Hájek's challenge to its validity, the many gods objection, and the ethics of belief. The final five chapters explore various ways in which the Wager has inspired contemporary decision theory, including questions related to infinite utility, imprecise probabilities, and infinitesimals. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Philosophical theology |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Faith and reason--Christianity |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Apologetics |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pasternack, Lawrence |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 200 | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | General Stack (For lending) | 03/06/2020 | 24.99 | 212.1 BAR-P | 40776 | 13/07/2024 | 03/06/2020 | Books |