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Second edition of Blaise Pascal's Pensées, 1670 The Pensées ( Thoughts ) is a collection of fragments written by the French 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal . Pascal's religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism , and the Pensées was in many ways his life's work. [ 1 ]
This turn made clear to Pascal that the flesh-and-blood history of human beings and the God who calls them by name is the heart of biblical revelation, and prepared him to develop a distinct ...
Blaise Pascal [a] (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen .
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In the letters, Pascal's tone combines the fervor of a convert with the wit and polish of a man of the world. Their style meant that, quite apart from their religious influence, the Provincial Letters were popular as a literary work. Adding to that popularity was Pascal's use of humor, mockery, and satire in his arguments.
— Blaise Pascal, French mathematician, physicist and theologian (19 August 1662) "My heart is fixed, O God! my heart is fixed where true joy is to be found." [11]: 142 — Robert Sanderson, English theologian and casuist (29 January 1663) "Abba, Father, accept this, Thy poor sinful servant, coming unto Thee through the merits of Jesus Christ ...
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Pascal's wager is a philosophical argument advanced by Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), seventeenth-century French mathematician, philosopher, physicist, and theologian. [1] This argument posits that individuals essentially engage in a life-defining gamble regarding the belief in the existence of God .