Game-Theoretic Implications of Omnipotence, Omniscience, Immortality, and Incomprehensibility
Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 335 g
ISBN: 978-0-387-48065-7
Verlag: Springer
This book examines theology and the idea of a superior being in the context of game theory. 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 qualities, and different assumptions about the rules of play in several theological games that might be played between ordinary human beings and superior beings like God are posited.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie
Weitere Infos & Material
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.
