Co jest stawką w zakładzie Pascala?
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2010
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Wydział Teologiczny UAM
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What is the Stake in Pascal's Wager?
Abstract
The author draws on several literary and philosophical approaches to bring out some of the
themes embedded in Pascal’s wager, such as: the world as an arena o f one’s confrontation with
one’s vision o f oneself; the notions o f ‘here’ and ‘there’ in relation to the intuition o f the
immortality o f the individual human soul; God as an answer to human longing for a Witness; belief
in God as ultimate concern for human life; the transnatural destiny o f the human person. These
existential insights are complemented by the analytical considerations and criticism o f Pascal’s
wager put forward by Richard Swinbume in his book Faith and Reason (2005). Swinburne’s
inquiry pivots around the problem o f a person’s responsibility for the beliefs he/she holds and what
it means to be rational. The purpose o f the article is to actualize the question: What is the stake in
Pascal’s wager?
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Pascal’s wager, God, acting on belief, soul
Citation
Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne, T. 24, 2010, s. 359-380