Books by Blaise Pascal

Pensées and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics)

by Blaise Pascal

(70 reviews)

For much of his life Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in its intended form. Instead, he left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These were to become known as... See More

Human Happiness (Penguin Great Ideas)

by Blaise Pascal

(31 reviews)

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in Human Happiness are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether... See More

The Provincial Letters. With an Essay on Pascal, Considered as a Writer and a Moralist by M. Villemain. Newly Translated from the French, with Memoir, Notes, and Appendix

by Blaise Pascal

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Sublime Classic Catholic Super Pack

by Brother Lawrence

(3 reviews)

The Catholic Church is over two thousand years old. It has an amazing history and many historical writings. Here are twelve important historical writings on faith and the Kingdom of God, written by scholars and saints alike... See More

PASCAL’S PENSÉES

by Blaise Pascal

(1 review)

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... See More

Selected "Pensees" and Provincial Letters/Pensees et Provinciales choisies: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French)

by Blaise Pascal

(2 reviews)

Intended to convert religiously indifferent readers to Christianity, Pascal's Pensees were published posthumously to wide and ongoing acclaim. This selection of highlights from the Pensees focuses on their most secular... See More

Pensées

by Blaise Pascal

(27 reviews)

The seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician's influential treatise in support of religion. Blaise Pascal was not a gambler, but he posited one of the most famous wagers of all time: Every man's life is a bet... See More

Pascal’s Pensees

by Blaise Pascal

(1 review)

Pascal's Pensées is a masterpiece, and a landmark in French literature. This is Pascal's most influential theological work -- in it he surveys several philosophical paradoxes: infinity and nothing; faith and reason; soul... See More

Pensées

by Blaise Pascal

(63 reviews)

For much of his life, Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in the form the philosopher intended. Instead, Pascal left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These... See More

Pensées

by Blaise Pascal

(44 reviews)

Blaise Pascal is both a philosopher, a religious thinker and a mathematician. Pascal is considered the forerunner of existentialist philosophy, developed later by Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre. Before his death in 1662... See More

Pensees (Penguin Classics)

by Blaise Pascal

(415 reviews)

A passionate defence of religious faith by the great seventeenth-century philosopher, mathematician and physicist Blaise Pascal was the precociously brilliant contemporary of Descartes, but it is his unfinished apologia for... See More

Lettres Provinciales

by Blaise Pascal

The Lettres provinciales (Provincial letters) are a series of eighteen letters written by French philosopher and theologian Blaise Pascal. Written amid the formulary controversy between the Jansenists and the Jesuits, they... See More

100 Books You Must Read Before You Die [volume 1]

by Alexandre Dumas

(941 reviews)

This 1st volume of contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors' last names: Alcott, Louisa May: Little Women Austen, Jane: Pride and Prejudice Austen, Jane: Emma Balzac, Honoré de: Father... See More

Provincial Letters: Containing an Exposure of the Reasoning and Moral of the Jesuits

by Blaise Pascal

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Thoughts

by Blaise Pascal

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Pensées (Dover Philosophical Classics)

by Blaise Pascal

(54 reviews)

"Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true," declared Pascal in his Penseés. "The cure for this," he explained, "is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and... See More

Pensées

by Blaise Pascal

(43 reviews)

The Pensées is the name given posthumously to fragments that Pascal had been preparing for an apology for Christianity, which was never completed. That envisioned work is often referred to as the Apology for the Christian... See More

Thoughts on Religion & Other Subjects [with Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month & Prayers by Fénelon.]

by Blaise Pascal

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The Thoughts on religion, and evidences of Christianity, of Pascal; tr., with intr., notes, etc., by G. Pearce

by Blaise Pascal

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Provincial letters. Transl. To which is added, A view of the history of the Jesuits, and the late bull for the revival of the order in Europe

by Blaise Pascal

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The Provincial Letters of Pascal

by Blaise Pascal

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The Thoughts, Letters and Opuscules of Blaise Pascal

by Blaise Pascal

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The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal

by Blaise Pascal

(1 review)

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Provincial Letters: Containing An Exposure of the Reasoning and Morals of the Jesuits

by Blaise Pascal

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Letters and Other Minor Works

by Blaise Pascal

An important historical figure to this day, Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France in 1623. A very bright child, Pascal was homeschooled by his father and later moved to Paris. Though his family was religious... See More

The Life of Mr. Paschal,: With His Letters Relating to the Jesuits. In Two Volumes Volume 2

by Blaise Pascal

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Pensées

by Blaise Pascal

(453 reviews)

The Pensées is a collection of fragments on theology and philosophy written by 17th-century philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal. Pascal's religious conversion led him into a life of asceticism and this was in many... See More

The Complete Harvard Classics

by Plato

(30 reviews)

Contents: Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's... See More

Harvard Classics (Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf - 51 Original Volumes + 20 Bonus Volumes)

by George Eliot

(23 reviews)

Contents: Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's... See More

Pascal's Pensees: Thoughts on God and Religion

by Blaise Pascal

(4 reviews)

Blaise Pascal was a genius whose carefully considered Christianity was being prepared for publication as a final masterpiece when he died. Fortunately, Pascal's thoughts, his 'Pensees' were recorded onto scraps of paper. Of... See More