Pensées
| AUTHOR | Pascal, Blaise; Krailsheimer, A. J.; Krailsheimer, A. J. et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (12/01/1995) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The Penseés is a collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which Pascal explores the contradictions of human nature in pscyhological, social, metaphysical and - above all - theological terms. Mankind emerges from Pascal's analysis as a wretched and desolate creature within an impersonal universe, but who can be transformed through faith in God's grace. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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ISBN-13:
9780140446456
ISBN-10:
0140446451
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
368
Carton Quantity:
48
Product Dimensions:
5.08 x 0.87 x 7.82 inches
Weight:
0.60 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Concordance,
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Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Philosophy | History & Surveys - Renaissance
Philosophy | Religious
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
230.2
Library of Congress Control Number:
96103500
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Blaise Pascal, the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, was a gifted mathematician and physicist, but it is his unfinished apologia for the Christian religion upon which his reputation now rests. The Penseés is a collection of philosohical fragments, notes and essays in which Pascal explores the contradictions of human nature in pscyhological, social, metaphysical and - above all - theological terms. Mankind emerges from Pascal's analysis as a wretched and desolate creature within an impersonal universe, but who can be transformed through faith in God's grace. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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