Pascal the Philosopher: An Introduction - Softcover

Hunter, Graeme

 
9781442628359: Pascal the Philosopher: An Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1442628359 ISBN 13: 9781442628359
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2014

Synopsis

Blaise Pascal has always been appreciated as a literary giant and a religious guide, but has received only grudging recognition as a philosopher: philosophers have mistaken Pascal's harsh criticism of their discipline as a rejection of it. But according to Graeme Hunter, Pascal's critics have simply failed to grasp his lean, but powerful conception of philosophy. This accessibly written book provides the first introduction to Pascal's philosophy as an organic whole.

Hunter argues that Pascal's aim is not merely to humble philosophy, but to save it from a kind of failure to which it is prone. He lays out Pascal's development of a more promising and fruitful path for philosophical inquiry, one that responded to the scientific, religious, and political upheaval of his time. Finally, Hunter illuminates Pascal's significance for contemporary readers, allowing him to emerge as the rare philosopher who is spiritual, literary, and rigorous all at once - both a brilliant controversialist and a thinker of substance.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Graeme Hunter is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1442628359
ISBN 13 
9781442628359
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
280

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9781442641426: Pascal the Philosopher: An Introduction

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  1442641428 ISBN 13:  9781442641426
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Sch..., 2013
Hardcover