Steven Brams
Superior Beings. If They Exist, How Would We Know?
Game-Theoretic Implications of Omnipotence, Omniscience, Immortality, and Incomprehensibility
Paperback Engels 2006 2e druk 9780387480657Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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This book examines theology and the idea of a superior being in the context of game theory. The central question posed in this book is: If there existed a superior being who possessed the supernatural qualities of omniscience, omnipotence, immortality, and incomprehensibility, how would he/she act differently from us?
The mathematical theory of games is used to define each of these qualities, and different assumptions about the rules of play in several theological games that might be played between ordinary human beings and superior beings like God are posited.
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ISBN13:9780387480657
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:202
Uitgever:Springer New York
Druk:2
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Inhoudsopgave
The Rationality of Belief in a Superior Being.- Omniscience and Partial Omniscience.- The Paradox of Omniscience and the Theory of Moves.- Omnipotence: Moving and Staying Power.- Immortality and Incomprehensibility.- Superior Beings: They May Be Undecidable.
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