Pascal’s wager: tracking an intended reader in the structure of the argument
Pascal’s wager is the name of an argument in favor of belief in God presented by Blaise Pascal in §233 of Thoughts. Ian Hacking (1972) pointed out that Pascal’s text involves three different versions of the argument. This paper proceeds from this identification, but it concerns an examination of the...
Main Author: | Iva SVAČINOVÁ |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Pedagogical University of Cracow
2016-12-01
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Series: | Argument : Biannual Philosophical Journal |
Online Access: | http://argumentwp.vipserv.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/pdfv6n2/argument_v6_n2_Svacinova.pdf |
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