The Secret of Pascal

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Secret of Pascal
Authors and Contributors      By (author) H. F. Stewart
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:120
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780521237802
ClassificationsDewey:194
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 9 June 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Published in 1941, The Secret of Pascal was intended by its author, H. F. Stewart, to be a complement to his previous study, The Holiness of Pascal, which contained the Hulsean Lectures delivered before the University of Cambridge in 1914-5. Having already examined Pascal's religious thought and attitude in those lectures, Stewart here focuses on three other aspects of Pascal's genius: his skill in debate, his moral teaching, and his poetic mastery of language. By addressing these subjects apart from questions of philosophy or religion, Stewart illuminates some of the subtler aspects of Pascal's person which contributed to the strength and longevity of his influence.