Pascal's Wager

Introduction Paul Bartha and Lawrence Pasternack; Part I. Historical Context and Influence: 1. Pascal's Wager and the Origins of Decision Theory: Decision-making by Real Decision-makers James Franklin; 2. The Wager and Pascal's Theology William Wood; 3. Pascal's Wager and the Ethics for Inquiry about God Paul Moser; 4. Pascal and his Wager in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Adam Buben; 5. The Wager and William James Jeff Jordan; Part II. Assessment: 6. The (In)validity of Pascal's Wager Alan Hajek; 7. The Many Gods Objection to Pascal's Wager: A Defeat, then a Resurrection Craig Duncan; 8. The Wager as Decision under Ignorance: Decision-Theoretic Responses to the Many Gods Objection Lawrence Pasternack; 9. Rationality and the Wager Paul Saka; 10. The Role of Pascal's Wager in Authentic Religious Commitment Joshua Golding; Part III. Extensions: 11. The Arbitrary Prudentialism of Pascal's Wager and How to Overcome it by Using Game Theory Elliott Sober; 12. Pascal's Wager and the Dynamics of Rational Deliberation Paul Bartha; 13. Infinity in Pascal's Wager Graham Oppy; 14. Pascal's Wager and Imprecise Probability Susanna Rinard; 15. Do Infinitesimal Probabilities Neutralize the Infinite Utility in Pascal's Wager? Sylvia Wenmackers.