Excerpt from The Divinity of Our Lord Jesus: Pascal
Converging and confederate evidences, Bishop Gibson and Edmund Burke; Pascal, clear as to what he knows, and cannot know; Insurmountable obstacle in the way of Voltaire and Condorcet; Inspires Nicolas, Hettinger, and Lacordaire; His Pensées merely private memoranda for Pascal's own use; His principle that folly is the malediction on revolt against reason; His independence of mind, a recommendation to many; His religious influence in France; Like that of Newton, Johnson and Burke in England; To Pascal and Dante, religion was the centre of life; His mathematical mind forces reason on to its conclusions; Some minds do not require such a master; Others, like St. Augustine, must be conquered by a superior; Pascal, arbiter between religion and modern philosophy
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His compassion for those who mourned in the sin cerity of their doubts.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the ideas of the French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal and his arguments for the existence of God and the divinity of Jesus Christ. The author explores Pascal's key arguments, demonstrating his use of mathematics and logic to support his belief in a divine creator and the importance of faith in Christianity. The book also examines Pascal's thoughts on the nature of human reason, the problem of evil, and the role of miracles in religious belief. Ultimately, the book sheds light on Pascal's enduring influence on Christian thought and his significance as a major figure in the history of philosophy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330245156_0
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