Superior Beings. If They Exist, How Would We Know? Game-Theoretic Implications of Omnipotence, Omniscience, 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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brams, Steven (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:2nd ed. 2007.
Temas:
Game theory.
Econometrics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Game Theory.
Quantitative Economics.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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.

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