Superior beings if they exist, how would we know?: game-theoretic implications of omniscience, omnipotence, immortality, and incomprehensibility

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 qualiti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brams, Steven J. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer c2007.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:Gale eBooks
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.