Divine Games
Game Theory and the Undecidability of a Superior Being
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2024
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 |
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| 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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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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