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Pascal's Wager

The man who played dice with God

by James A. Connor

  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Lion Hudson
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

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A child prodigy, Pascal made essential additions to Descartes' work at the age of 16. By the age of 19, he had invented the world's first mechanical calculator. But despite his immense contributions to modern science and mathematical thinking, it is Pascal's wager with God that set him apart from his peers as a man fully engaged with both religious and scientific pursuits. One night in 1654, Pascal had a visit from God, a mystical experience that changed his life. Struggling to explain God's existence to others, he dared apply his mathematical work to religious faith. He argued for the existence of God basing his position on outcomes - his famous wager. By applying to the existence of God the same rules that governed the existence and position of the universe itself, Pascal sounded the death knell for medieval 'certainties' and paved the way for modern thinking.
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  • Author

    James A. Connor

  • Book Format

    paperback

  • Publisher

    Lion Hudson

  • Published

    September 2007

  • Weight

    287g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780745952970

  • ISBN-10

    0745952976

  • Eden Code

    1112800

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    This is a very detailed but very readable account of the life of Blaise Pascal. Necessarily, this includes a lot of French history as his life was so influenced by what was happening around him. I found the ‘Time Lines’ at the start of the book really helpful. By showing what was happening in his family and in both France and other parts of the world, the reader has facts to turn to if needed during the reading of the book. Blaise’s clever family were dominated by their father, especially after the death of the Mother: led by Blaise they all became closely involved with the Jansenists who were disliked by the Jesuits and the Royals, and while all this was going on Blaise kept advancing science with his mathematics and ideas.

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    This is a very detailed but very readable account of the life of Blaise Pascal. Necessarily, this includes a lot of French history as his life was so influenced by what was happening around him. I found the ‘Time Lines’ at the start of the book really helpful. By showing what was happening in his family and in both France and other parts of the world, the reader has facts to turn to if needed during the reading of the book. Blaise’s clever family were dominated by their father, especially after the death of the Mother: led by Blaise they all became closely involved with the Jansenists who were disliked by the Jesuits and the Royals, and while all this was going on Blaise kept advancing science with his mathematics and ideas.

  • TGBS

    The Good Book Stall

    Average rating of0.0

    This is a very detailed but very readable account of the life of Blaise Pascal. Necessarily, this includes a lot of French history as his life was so influenced by what was happening around him. I found the ‘Time Lines’ at the start of the book really helpful. By showing what was happening in his family and in both France and other parts of the world, the reader has facts to turn to if needed during the reading of the book. Blaise’s clever family were dominated by their father, especially after the death of the Mother: led by Blaise they all became closely involved with the Jansenists who were disliked by the Jesuits and the Royals, and while all this was going on Blaise kept advancing science with his mathematics and ideas.

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