On Pascal / Douglas Groothius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Groothuis, Douglas, 1957-

Series:

Wadsworth philosophers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662.

Pascal, Blaise.

Physical Description:

97 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Belmont, Calif. : Thomson/Wadsworth, [2003]

Summary:

ON PASCAL, like other titles in the Wadsworth Philosopher's Series, offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to this philosopher's most important ideas. Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series contains volumes written by scholars noted for their excellence in teaching and for their well-versed comprehension of each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles have proven valuable in a number of ways. Serving as standalone texts when tackling a philosophers' original sources or as helpful resources for focusing philosophy students' engagements with these philosopher's often conceptually daunting works, these titles have also gained extraordinary popularity with a lay readership and quite often serve as "refreshers" for philosophy instructors.

Contents:

1. Pascal: Known and Unknown 1

2. A Short Life of Pascal 7

3. Scientist and Philosopher of Science 16

4. Theological Controversy 26

5. The Character and Plan of the Pensees 36

6. God: To Prove or Not to Prove? 44

7. Skepticism and the Hidden God 50

8. Deposed Royalty 61

9. Wagering a Life on God 75

10. Christ, Spirituality, and the Meaning of Life 89.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0534583911

OCLC:

48066390