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Neither Angel Nor Beast: The Life and Work of Blaise Pascal

Francis X.J. Coleman

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Description:Blaise Pascal began as a mathematical prodigy, developed into a physicist and inventor, and had become by the end of his life in 1662 a profound religious thinker. As a philosopher, he was most convinced by the long tradition of scepticism, and so refused like Kierkegaard to build a philosophical or theological system. Instead, he argued that the human heart required other forms of discourse to come to terms with the basic existential questions our nature, purpose and relationship with God.This introduction to the life and philosophical thought of Pascal is intended for the general reader. Strikingly illustrated, it traces the antithetical tensions in Pascals life from his infancy, when he was said to have been placed under the spell of a sorceress, to his final years of extreme asceticism. Pascal stressed both the misery and greatness of humanity, our finitude and our comprehension of the infinite. The book shows how his life, philosophical thought and literary style can best be understood in the light of the paradoxical view of human nature. It covers the methods of argument and the central issues of the "Provincial Letters" and of the "Pensees"; the Introduction places Pascals thought in the religious and political climate of seventeenth-century France, and a Chronology of the Life of Pascal is also included."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Neither Angel Nor Beast: The Life and Work of Blaise Pascal. To get started finding Neither Angel Nor Beast: The Life and Work of Blaise Pascal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 250

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1299722946

Description: Blaise Pascal began as a mathematical prodigy, developed into a physicist and inventor, and had become by the end of his life in 1662 a profound religious thinker. As a philosopher, he was most convinced by the long tradition of scepticism, and so refused like Kierkegaard to build a philosophical or theological system. Instead, he argued that the human heart required other forms of discourse to come to terms with the basic existential questions our nature, purpose and relationship with God.This introduction to the life and philosophical thought of Pascal is intended for the general reader. Strikingly illustrated, it traces the antithetical tensions in Pascals life from his infancy, when he was said to have been placed under the spell of a sorceress, to his final years of extreme asceticism. Pascal stressed both the misery and greatness of humanity, our finitude and our comprehension of the infinite. The book shows how his life, philosophical thought and literary style can best be understood in the light of the paradoxical view of human nature. It covers the methods of argument and the central issues of the "Provincial Letters" and of the "Pensees"; the Introduction places Pascals thought in the religious and political climate of seventeenth-century France, and a Chronology of the Life of Pascal is also included."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Neither Angel Nor Beast: The Life and Work of Blaise Pascal. To get started finding Neither Angel Nor Beast: The Life and Work of Blaise Pascal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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