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Thoughts - Softcover

Pascal, Blaise

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9781602064928: Thoughts
Softcover
ISBN 10: 160206492X ISBN 13: 9781602064928
Publisher: Cosimo Classics, 2007

Synopsis

— A Classic — Includes Active Table of Contents — Includes Religious Illustrations

THE difference between the mathematical and the intuitive mind.—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 should escape notice.

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After making important early contributors to the fields of physical sciences and of mathematics--including the invention of the discipline of probability--French polymath BLAISE PASCAL (1623-1662), a former child prodigy, turned his extraordinary talents to theology and philosophy. This, his most profound work, was unfinished at the time of his premature death, but it is still considered one of the finest works in the French language. Here, Pascal mounts a sophisticated defense of his Catholic faith, discussing, among other subjects:

* the misery of man without God
* justice and morality
* the fundamentals of Christianity
* proofs of Jesus Christ
* his now-famous wager, proving the necessity of belief in God.

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Publisher
Cosimo Classics
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
160206492X
ISBN 13 
9781602064928
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
328
Rating
  • 3.94 out of 5 stars
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