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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.

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This is a well-conceived anthology that vividly brings to life the fertility and interest of the issues revolving around Pascal's celebrated argument. -- Nicholas Rescher This is a very interesting and provocative collection of essays on an important line of theistic argument. -- George I. Mavrodes, University of Michigan Pascal's Wager raises basic questions concerning rationality and prudence, the morality of believing without sufficient evidence, and a variety of issues in decision theory. In this excellent collection of essays many of these basic questions are explored with great clarity and at considerable depth. A fine introduction to the Wager and the essays is provided by Jeff Jordan. This is a remarkably good book. It will serve faculty and students well. -- William L. Rowe, Purdue University

This is a well-conceived anthology that vividly brings to life the fertility and interest of the issues revolving around Pascal's celebrated argument. -- Nicholas Rescher, Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh This is a very interesting and provocative collection of essays on an important line of theistic argument. -- George I. Mavrodes, University of Michigan Pascal's Wager raises basic questions concerning rationality and prudence, the morality of believing without sufficient evidence, and a variety of issues in decision theory. In this excellent collection of essays many of these basic questions are explored with great clarity and at considerable depth. A fine introduction to the Wager and the essays is provided by Jeff Jordan. This is a remarkably good book. It will serve faculty and students well. -- William L. Rowe, Purdue University

This is a very interesting and provocative collection of essays on an important line of theistic argument.--Mavrodes, George I.

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Jeff Jordan is an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Delaware.

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