@ARTICLE{Stanisławek_Jędrzej_Pascalian_2023,
 author={Stanisławek, Jędrzej},
 number={No 4},
 pages={251-261},
 journal={Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 publisher={Komitet Nauk Filozoficznych PAN},
 publisher={Wydział Filozofii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego},
 abstract={The author considers – in a formal way – Blaise Pascal’s thought. In the first place, he distinguishes the situation (‘Pascalian situation’) in which believers have to decide whether they should obey the recommendations of their religion or not. He also compares their situation with the situation that was described by J.P. Sartre (‘Sartrean situation’), as one in which the persons involved must choose between equally priced values. Secondly, the author analyses Pascal’s thinking, i.e. he focuses on the calculation which led Pascal to decide that by rejecting the eschatological promise of Christianity you achieve nothing. This incongruity is part of the basis on which Pascal rests the conclusion of his analysis. Thirdly, the author finds a solution to the incongruity that absorbed Pascal but he reaches this end through a non-Pascal’s assessment of probability and values. In this version the Pascalian incongruity has a reversed impact. The author claims that in this Pascalian situation placed are not only the persons who believe in God but also all those who risk their lives for their ideals. The author adds to the list of Pascalian topics the situation in which a medical patient has the choice between relying on the conventional medical methods and using non-standard medical therapies. This example has been inspired by the dispute about the vaccinations against COVID-19.},
 title={Pascalian Decisions},
 type={Artykuł},
 URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/134638/PDF/2023-04-PFIL-17.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/pfns.2023.148659},
 keywords={basic problem of faith, idea-religion, B. Pascal, Pascal’s calculation, Pascal’s Wager, Pascalian situations, Sartrean situations, theo-religion},
}