Pensees / Pascal ; translated with an introduction by A.J. Krailsheimer Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662

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Author
Pascal, Blaise, 1623-1662
Subjects
Catholic Church; Apologetics - Early works to 1800.; Apologetics - History - 17th century.
Audience
Adult
Contents
  • Machine derived contents note: Translated with a Revised Introduction by A. J. Krailsheimer Introduction
  • Concordance between the present edition and that of P. Sellier
  • Select Bibliography
  • Section One: Papers Classified by Pascal (Pascal's Titles)
  • I. Order
  • II. Vanity
  • III. Wretchedness
  • IV. Boredom
  • V. Causes and effects
  • VI. Greatness
  • VII. Contradictions
  • VIII. Diversion
  • IX. Philosophers
  • X. The Sovereign Good
  • Xi. Apr
  • XII. Beginning
  • XIII. Submission and use of reason
  • XIV. Excellence of this means of proving God
  • XV. Transition from knowledge of man to knowledge of God
  • XVb. Nature is corrupt
  • XVI. Falseness of other religions
  • XVII. Make religion attractive
  • XVIII. Foundations
  • XIX. Figurative law
  • XX. Rabbinism
  • Section Two: Papers Not Classified by Pascal (Translator's Titles)
  • I. Various
  • II. The Wager
  • III. Against indifference
  • IV. Eternal judgment. Christ.
  • V. Two essential truths of Christianity
  • VI. Advantages of Jewish people
  • VII. Sincerity of Jewish people
  • VIII. True Jews and true Christians have same religion
  • IX. Particularity of Jewish people
  • X. Perpetuity of Jewish people
  • XI. Proofs of religion
  • XII. Prophecies
  • XIII. Particular prophecies
  • XIV. Daniel
  • XV. Isaiah and Jeremiah: Latin texts
  • XVI. Prophecies
  • XVII. Prophecies
  • XVIII. Prophecies: the Jews and Christ
  • XIX. Figurative meanings
  • XX. Belief. Classical quotations
  • XXI. Two types of mind
  • XXII. Mathematical and intuitive mind
  • XXIII. Various
  • XXIV. Various
  • XXV. Human nature. Style. Jesuits etc.
  • XXVI. Sources of error
  • XXVII. Diversion. Draft Prefaces
  • XXVIII. Superiority of Christianity. Human behaviour
  • XXIX. Relativity of human values. The Bible and its truth
  • XXX. Habit and conversion
  • XXXI. Figurative language in Bible. Human relations
  • Section Three: Miracles
  • XXXII. Opinion of Saint-Cyran
  • XXXIII. Rules for miracles
  • XXIV. Miracles for Port Royal against Jesuits
  • Section Four: Fragments Not Found in the First Copy
  • A. The Memorial
  • B. Fragments in the Recueil Original
  • The Mystery of Jesus
  • C. Fragments from other sources
  • Self-love
  • Saying Attributed to Pascal
  • Additional Pense;es.
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