Pensees: The Universal Library

Paperback

Main Details

Title Pensees: The Universal Library
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Blaise Pascal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePhilosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9781843548508
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Atlantic Books
Imprint Atlantic Books
NZ Release Date 1 January 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

For much of his life the French mathematician and physicist, Blaise Pascal worked on a series of notes in preparation for a reasoned defence of Christian thought. This was never published in its intended form. Instead, he left a mass of fragments, which became known as the Pensees, literally 'thoughts'. Some of the Penseesare fully developed literary reflections on the human condition, some contradict others, and some remain ambiguous and oblique jottings. However, Pascal's intention to confound scepticism regarding metaphysical questions of belief is clear: Pensees is one of the liveliest and most eloquent discussions of why religion is the corollary of reason.

Author Biography

Blaise Pascal, born in 1623, was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. His two most famous works are Lettres provinciales and the Pensees. He died in 1662.