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Dieses eBook:'Gedanken über die Religion'ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Les Pensées ('die Gedanken') ist einer der meistgelesenen philosophischen bzw. theologischen Texte der europäischen Geistesgeschichte. Es handelt sich um kein geschlossenes, fertiges Werk, sondern um eine von Ausgabe zu Ausgabe divergierende Zusammenstellung von Notizen aus dem Nachlass des Autors. Pascal verfolgt in diesem Werk ein einziges Ziel: er will die Menschen bekehren. Dafür wird er einerseits das Elend des Menschen und insbesondere des Menschen ohne Gott schildern. Er wird andererseits die berühmte Theorie des'pari'(Pascalsche Wette) entwickeln. Selbst wenn man die Existenz Gottes nicht beweisen kann, argumentiert Pascal, so ist es doch vorteilhaft zu'wetten', dass er existiert. Falls man sich irrt, hat man nichts verloren und falls man recht hat, kann man dadurch das Heil seiner Seele gewährleisten. Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) war ein französischer Mathematiker, Physiker, Literat und christlicher Philosoph.

The French seventeenth century philosopher, Blaise Pascal was also a mathematician, physicist and master of prose. A child prodigy, Pascal had numerous interests and an innovative, untiring mind, making a significant contribution to a range of fields and studies. He laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities, formulating what came to be known as Pascal's principle of pressure. He also propagated a religious doctrine that taught the experience of God through the heart rather than reason. An important mathematician, he went on to strongly influence the development of modern economics and social science. Pascal's most celebrated work is ‘Pensées'(Thoughts), a collection of fragments left unfinished at his early death. It is a treatise on spirituality, representing a defense of the Christian religion, introducing the famous concept of'Pascal's wager'. This comprehensive eBook presents Pascal's collected (almost complete) works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) • Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Pascal's life and works• Concise introductions to the texts• All of the major works, with individual contents tables• Multiple translations of ‘Pensées'• Features rare treatises appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including George Pearce's seminal translations of uncollected ‘Thoughts'• Excellent formatting of the texts• Rare letters and fragments, available in no other recollection• Special criticism section, with four essays evaluating Pascal's contribution to philosophy• Features two biographies – discover Pascal's incredible life• Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The BooksEssay on Conics (1639) (Tr. Frances Marguerite Clarke)The Provincial Letters (1657) (Tr. Thomas M'Crie)On the Geometrical Spirit (1658) (Tr. Orlando Williams Wight)On the Art of Persuasion (1658) (Tr. Orlando Williams Wight)Thoughts (1670) (Tr. Charles K. Paul and William Finlayson Trotter)Thoughts on Eloquence and Style (Tr. George Pearce)Miscellaneous Thoughts (Tr. George Pearce)Thoughts on the Jesuits and the Jansenists (Tr. George Pearce)Thoughts and Notes for the Provincial Letters (Tr. George Pearce)On the Pope and the Church (Tr. George Pearce)Conversation on Religion (Tr. George Pearce)Letters and Minor Works (Tr. Mary L. Booth and Orlando Williams Wight) The CriticismPort Royal and the Jesuits: Blaise Pascal (1866)Pascal (1898) by Leslie StephenPascal (1900) by William Cleaver WilkinsonPascal (1916) by John Cowper Powys The BiographiesPascal (1878) by John TullochBlaise Pascal (1911) by George Chrystal Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

'I know of no religious writer more pertinent to our time.'— T. S. Eliot, Introduction to Pensées'Men despise religion. They hate it and are afraid it may be true,'declared Pascal in his Pensées.'The cure for this,'he explained,'is first to show that religion is not contrary to reason, but worthy of reverence and respect. Next make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is.'Motivated by the 17th-century view of the supremacy of human reason, Pascal (1623-62) had intended to write an ambitious apologia for Christianity, in which he argued the inability of reason to address metaphysical problems. His untimely death prevented his completion of the work, but the fragments published posthumously in 1670 form a vital part of religious and philosophical literature. Essential reading for students of history, philosophy, and theology, the Pensées remain among the liveliest and most eloquent defenses of Christianity ever written.

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 against God. It is a wager that any man can win, however. Sacrifice earthly pleasures—drink, lust, sin, etc.—and a lifetime of happiness awaits, in this world or the next. Live every day as if God exists, and you can't lose. Pascal devised his wager in the seventeenth century, but the lessons written by this brilliant man ring true today. In this collection of fragments intended as a defense of Christianity, everything is up for debate. From the nature of love to the relationship between scientific inquiry and religious faith, Pascal shows that skepticism and devotion go hand in hand.

Das literarische Werk Blaise Pascals (1623-1662) zählt zu den großen Klassikern der französischen Literatur. Es umfaßt neben den Lettres provinciales und den Pensées bedeutende kleinere Schriften zur Religion und Philosophie, die in dieser Ausgabe vollständig und zum Teil erstmalig in deutscher Übersetzung vorgelegt werden. Dazu gehören so wichtige Texte wie die Methodenschrift'Betrachtungen über die Geometrie im allgemeinen - Vom geometrischen Geist und Von der Kunst zu überzeugen', die wissenschaftstheoretischen Überlegungen der'Vorrede zu einer Abhandlung über die Leere'oder das packende, die Dialektik der Pensées vorwegnehmende'Gespräch mit Herrn de Sacy über Epiktet und Montaigne', das hier in der Übersetzung der neu entdeckten Originalversion vorliegt. Zu wenig beachtet worden sind bislang die religiösen Schriften, so z.B. das'Gebet zu Gott um den rechten Gebrauch der Krankheiten'oder die umfangreichen, nicht abgeschlossenen'Schriften über die Gnade', die Pascals Ringen um die Problematik von Freiheit und Gnade dokumentieren. Beigegeben ist die Lebensbeschreibung durch seine Schwester Gilberte Périer, eine erstrangige historische Quelle, und im Anhang die'Abhandlung über die Leidenschaften der Liebe'- nicht von Pascal, aber ein Dokument früher Rezeption und gleichzeitig erstaunlicher Fehlurteile mancher Pascal-Forscher bis heute. In den Anmerkungen des Übersetzers und des Herausgebers werden Literatur- und Bibelzitate nachgewiesen. Sie lassen die beträchtliche Quellenverwertung Pascals deutlich werden.

'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 respect. Next make it attractive, make good men wish it were true, and then show that it is.'Motivated by the 17th-century view of the supremacy of human reason, Pascal (1623–1662) intended to write an ambitious apologia for Christianity, in which he argued the inability of reason to address metaphysical problems. While Pascal's untimely death prevented his completion of the work, these fragments published posthumously in 1670 as Penseés remain a vital part of religious and philosophical literature. Introduction by T. S. Eliot.