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Penseees (Paperback)
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Penseees (Paperback)
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a French mathematician, physicist,
and religious philosopher, who laid the foundation for the modern
theory of probabilities. The Pensées are made up of some 800
fragments, that have proven to be an enduring masterpiece since
their initial publication in 1670. This volume is a translation of
Philippe Sellier’s edition of Pascal’s Pensées, in addition to
two shorter texts, the Exchange with M. de Sacy and The Life of
Monsieur Pascal by Pascal’s sister, Gilberte Périer. In addition
to a Preface and an Introduction, there is a comprehensive
apparatus criticus. The text was originally produced by a team of
international Pascal scholars, who translated individual sections
and was revised by the General Editor. The introduction situates
the Sellier edition in the history of Pascal scholarship and
highlights the advance its reordering of the fragments and of the
folders or bundles represents, both the translation itself and the
notes allow for a deeper reading of the text. It not only gives
English readers a version of the authoritative Sellier edition of
the collection of reflections known as The Pensées, it also
proposes material which help assess the philosopher’s
significance and the originality of his thought. On the whole, this
translation gives a comprehensive view of the progress of
Pascal’s intended Apology of the Christian Religion as well as of
other writings on related topics. It also provides today’s
readers with a challenging set of arguments, prayer, and quotations
from Scripture, and even the record of a mystical experience, known
as the Memorial. It highlights all facets of Pascal’s genius, his
familiarity with Scripture combined with a talent for controversy,
irony mixed with fervor, and altogether the production of an
intriguing and challenging writer and thinker.
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