Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal: Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works: V48 Harvard Classics is a collection of writings by the French philosopher, mathematician, and theologian Blaise Pascal. The book includes a selection of his famous Pens�����es or Thoughts, which are a series of philosophical reflections on the human condition and the nature of faith. The collection also features a number of letters written by Pascal to his family and friends, as well as some of his lesser-known works, such as his Treatise on the Arithmetical Triangle and his Discourse on the Condition of the Great. With its insightful commentary and comprehensive selection of Pascal's writings, this book offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential thinkers of the seventeenth century.1910. Contents: Thoughts on Mind and Style; The Misery of Man Without God; Of the Necessity of the Wager; Of the Means of Belief; Justice and the Reason of Effects; The Philosophers; Morality and Doctrine; Fundamentals of the Christian Religion; Perpetuity; Typology; Prophecies; Proofs of Jesus Christ; The Miracles. Various Letters. Minor Works: Epitaph of M. Pascal; Prayer; Comparison Between Christians of Early Times and Those of Today; Discourses on the Condition of the Great; On the Conversion of the Sinner; Conversation on Epictetus and Montaigne; Art of Persuasion; Discourse on the Passion of Love; Of the Geometrical Sprit; Preface to the Treatise on Vacuum; New Fragment of the Treatise on Vacuum.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.