The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal by Blaise Pascal
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"The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal" by Blaise Pascal is a collection of fragments published in 1670. Left incomplete at Pascal's death in 1662, these draft notes were intended as a defense of Christianity. The work challenges both religious and atheistic arguments, introducing concepts like Pascal's famous wager. Pascal argues that God remains hidden and can only be found through sincere seeking, not rational proof alone. The fragments blend philosophy, theology, and psychology
into what became one of Christianity's most influential apologetic works, though the Catholic Church later banned it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Molinier, Auguste, 1851-1904 |
| Translator | Paul, C. Kegan (Charles Kegan), 1828-1902 |
| Uniform Title | Pensées. English |
| Title | The Thoughts of Blaise Pascal |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pens%C3%A9es |
| Credits |
Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion |
| Subject | Apologetics -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Catholic Church -- Apologetic works -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 46921 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-46921-8 |
| Release Date | Sep 21, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1855 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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