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. By endowing omniscience/omnipotence/immortality/incomprehensibility with unambiguous meanings, the author shows how game theory can help breathe life into questions that have been dismissed too quickly simply because they are metaphysical - outside the world of experience. This book’s first edition received excellent reviews from Nature, New Scientist and prominent game theorists.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Ökonometrie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
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.
