Blaise Pascal

Myśli – niedokończone dzieło Blaise'a Pascala, które w założeniu miało być monumentalną apologią chrześcijaństwa i proponowanej przez tę religię moralności. Napisane w formie zgrupowanych tematycznie maksym i aforyzmów, zostało wydane po śmierci autora na podstawie jego zachowanych notatek.

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 became known as the Pensées, and they occupy a crucial place in Western philosophy and religious …

Included in this volume are fourteen of the fragments intended for Pascal's Jansenist-inspired defense of the Christian religion. Using the Chevalier edition, these are grouped to present a logical development of three themes, "The State of Man in Ignorance of God," "The Wager," and "The Christian Life." This …