Divine Games by Steven J. Brams - ISBN: 9780262551458
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God’s superiority: unknowable games of faith, morality, and divine grudges.

Divine Games

Game Theory and the Undecidability of a Superior Being

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    224 pages

  • Release Date

    12 March 2024

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Summary

In Divine Games, Steven Brams analyzes games that a human being might play with an omnipotent and omniscient godlike being. Drawing on game theory and his own theory of moves, Brams combines the analysis of thorny theological questions, suggested by Pascal’s wager (which considers the rewards and penalties associated with belief or nonbelief in God) and Newcomb’s problem (in which a godlike being has near omniscience) with the analysis of several stories from the Hebrew Bible.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262551458
ISBN-10:0262551454
Author:Steven J. Brams
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:12 March 2024
Weight:369g
Dimensions:152mm x 229mm
Audience Age:18
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Divine Games by Steven J. Brams - ISBN: 9780262551458
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About The Author

Steven J. Brams

Steven J. Brams is Professor of Politics at New York University. He is the author of Biblical Games: Game Theory and the Hebrew Bible and Game Theory and the Humanities: Bridging Two Worlds, both published by the MIT Press, and other books.

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