On Pascal

ON PASCAL, like other titles in the Wadsworth Philosopher's Series, offers a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to this philosopher's most important ideas. Presenting the most important insights of well over a hundred seminal philosophers in both the Eastern and Western traditions, the Wadsworth Philosophers Series contains volumes written by scholars noted for their excellence in teaching and for their well-versed comprehension of each featured philosopher's major works and contributions. These titles have proven valuable in a number of ways. Serving as standalone texts when tackling a philosophers' original sources or as helpful resources for focusing philosophy students' engagements with these philosopher's often conceptually daunting works, these titles have also gained extraordinary popularity with a lay readership and quite often serve as "refreshers" for philosophy instructors.

ISBN 0534583911   Pages 96 ISBN13 9780534583910 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc   Weight (grammes) 159 Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc   Published in Belmont, CA Format Paperback   Series title Wadsworth Philosophy Series Publication date 06 Jul 2002   Height (mm) 211 Non-book description 97 p. ;   Width (mm) 140 Library of Congress 2002401510   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY 194   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Preface
1		Pascal: Known and Unknown		1
2		A Short Life of Pascal		7
3		Scientist and Philosopher of Science		16
4		Theological Controversy		26
5		The Character and Plan of the Pensees		36
6		God: To Prove or Not to Prove?		44
7		Skepticism and the Hidden God		50
8		Deposed Royalty		61
9		Wagering a Life on God		75
10		Christ, Spirituality, and the Meaning of Life		89
		Bibliography		96

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