A passionate defence of religious faith by the great seventeenth-century philosopher, mathematician and physicistBlaise Pascal was the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The Pensées is a collection of philosophical fragments, notes and essays in which he explores the contradictions of human nature in psychological, social, metaphysical and, above all, theologica...

Although unfinished and posthumously published, the Pensées have proven to be Blaise Pascal’s greatest legacy. In this series of rich philosophical fragments—originally intended as notes for a larger work he died before completing—the renowned mathematician offers a penetrating existential analysis of the human condition. Pascal explores themes such as faith and reason, sin and redemption, wretchedness and greatness, boredom and activity, the head and the heart, and the famous “wa...

Pascal's most influential theological work, referred to posthumously as the Pensées ("Thoughts"), was not completed before his death. It was to have been a sustained and coherent examination and defense of the Christian faith, with the original title Apologie de la religion Chrétienne ("Defense of the Christian Religion").

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Pascal's Pensées by Blaise Pascal • The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal • THOUGHTS ON MIND AND ON STYLE • THE MISERY OF MAN WITHOUT GOD • OF THE NECESSITY OF THE WAGER • OF THE MEANS OF BELIEF • JUSTICE AND THE REASON OF EFFECTS • THE PHILOSOPHERS • MORALITY AND DOCTRINE • THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION...

Blaise Pascal is both a philosopher, a religious thinker and a mathematician. Pascal is considered the forerunner of existentialist philosophy, developed later by Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre.Before his death in 1662, the French mathematician Blaise Pascal, who was also a dedicated Christian, had planned to write a philosophical and theological work that would be both a rational defence of the Christian faith and perhaps a spiritual autobiography, along the lines of Augustine's...

Penseesby Blaise Pascal translated by W. F. TrotterFrom Part I: "1. The difference between the mathematical and the intuitivemind.- In the one, the principles are palpable, but removed from ordinary use; so that for want of habit it is difficult to turn one's mind in that direction: but if one turns it thither ever so little, one sees the principles fully, and one must have a quite inaccurate mind who reasons wrongly from principles so plain that it is almost impossible they...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

A collection of some of the earliest works of apologetics. Works include:"Heretics" by G.K. Chesterston"Orthodoxy" by G.K. Chesterston"Pensées" by Blaise Pascal

Step into the intellectual world of Blaise Pascal with "Pascal's Pensées," a collection of profound and thought-provoking reflections that transcends the boundaries of time. Within the pages of this literary masterpiece, Pascal, a brilliant mathematician and philosopher of the 17th century, invites readers on a journey of contemplation and introspection.In "Pascal's Pensées," one encounters a tapestry of ideas exploring the human condition, faith, and the enigmatic nature of existe...

Pascal's Pensées' is a collection of fragments on theology and philosophy written by 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. Pascal's religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism and the Pensées was in many ways his life's work. This book represented Pascal's defense of the Christian religion. The concept of "Pascal's Wager" stems from a portion of this work.

The Pensées (Thoughts) is a collection of fragments written by the French 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. Pascal's religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism, and the Pensées was in many ways his life's work. It represented Pascal's defense of the Christian religion, and the concept of "Pascal's wager" stems from a portion of this work.Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, ph...

Some key themes explored in "Pensées" include:The Wager: One of the most famous parts of "Pensées" is Pascal's famous "Wager" argument, where he proposes that rational individuals should wager on the existence of God. Pascal argues that if God exists, the believer gains eternal life, while if God does not exist, the believer loses nothing. However, if the non-believer is wrong, they risk eternal damnation. Therefore, according to Pascal, it is more rational to believe in God.Human Nature a...