Pensees (eBook)

Blaise Pascal (Autor)

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2018
320 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
9780486829999 (ISBN)

Infos

The 17th-century philosopher's apologia for Christianity argues the inability of reason to address metaphysical problems. These posthumously published fragments of his incomplete work remain a vital part of religious and philosophical literature.

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"e;I know of no religious writer more pertinent to our time."e; — T. S. Eliot, Introduction to Pensées"e;Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true,"e; declared Pascal in his Pensées. "e;The cure for this,"e; he explained, "e;is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is."e;Motivated by the 17th-century view of the supremacy of human reason, Pascal (1623-62) had intended to write an ambitious apologia for Christianity, in which he argued the inability of reason to address metaphysical problems. His untimely death prevented his completion of the work, but the fragments published posthumously in 1670 form a vital part of religious and philosophical literature. Essential reading for students of history, philosophy, and theology, the Pensées remain among the liveliest and most eloquent defenses of Christianity ever written.

Autor

French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623–62) laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities. His inventions and discoveries, which included an early version of the calculator, promoted developments in geometry, physics, and computer science and influenced latter-day thinkers such as Newton and Leibniz.

Inhalt

Introduction by T. S. EliotI. Thoughts on Mind and on StyleII. The Misery of Man Without GodIII. Of the Necessity of the WagerIV. Of the Means of BeliefV. Justice and the Reason of EffectsVI. The PhilosophersVII. Morality and DoctrineVIII. The Fundamentals of the Christian ReligionIX. PerpetuityX. TypologyXI. The PropheciesXII. Proofs of Jesus ChristXIII. The MiraclesXIV. Appendix: Polemical FragmentsNotesIndex 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.4.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Thrift Editions: Philosophy
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Schlagworte: 17th-century philosopher • 17th century philosophy • ambitious apologia • Asceticism • brilliant disorder • calculating machines • Catholic theologian • Christianity • christian religion • concepts of pressure and vacuum • eloquent defenses • English translation • Faith • fragments on theology and philosophy written • french essays • French inventor: French writer • French Literature • French mathematician • French physicist • God • History • Human Condition • Jansenism • Jansenists • Jesuits • Jesus Christ • Lettres provincials • mechanical calculator • metaphysical problems • Nonfiction • pascals wager • Pascal's Wager • Philosophical literature • Philosophy • Probability Theory • profound insights • Projective Geometry • Religion • Religious • Religious Conversion • religious literature • religious writer • Rouen • Scientific Method • study of fluids • Theology • thoughts
• ISBN-13: 9780486829999 / 9780486829999