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Pascal's Wager : The Man Who Played Dice with God by James A. Connor (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060766913
ISBN-139780060766917
eBay Product ID (ePID)52608464
Product Key Features
Book TitlePascal's Wager : the Man Who Played Dice with God
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Europe / France, Christian Theology / Apologetics, Individual Philosophers, Religious, Christianity / Denominations, General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion, Philosophy, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJames A. Connor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-043489
ReviewsPascal's Wager is a splendid read. Connor [...] a historian who understands religion and science equally [...] keeps us turning the page.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal230/.2092 B
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition
SynopsisIn a major biography of Blaise Pascal, James Connor explores both the intellectual giant whose theory of probability paved the way for modernity and the devout religious mystic who dared apply probability to faith. A child prodigy, Pascal made essential additions to Descartes's work at age sixteen. By age nineteen, 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, Pascal dared to apply his mathematical work to religious faith, playing dice with divinity: he argued for the existence of God, basing his position not on rigorous logical principles as did Aquinas or Anselm of Canterbury, but 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.
LC Classification NumberBX4735.P26C66 2006
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- 18 May, 2021
Not one for ⛪️ church
Could have been better but it was well written Flows and worth a readVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
