A Companion to Pascal
by Yuval Avnur, Roger Ariew
1st Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781394160648 |
| eText ISBN | 9781394160624 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 608 |
Edited by Yuval Avnur and Roger Ariew, the 1st Edition of A Companion to Pascal is a reference work that provides an interdisciplinary exploration of Pascal's philosophy across theology, science, and political thought. The volume systematically clarifies his intellectual contributions by connecting his scientific research with his philosophical investigations.
The thematic coverage details Pascal's technical contributions to mathematics, physics, and probability alongside his epistemological inquiry into knowledge and belief. Specialized chapters examine his cordate skepticism, formal logic, mind, free will, and poetic elements. The volume further analyzes his ethical perspectives, casuistry, and political philosophy, particularly through the lens of his Provincial Letters.
By demonstrating how Pascal's empirical research and quantitative methodology inform his normative claims, the volume serves as an academic resource. It offers support for advanced students and scholars in philosophy, theology, history of science, and French literature who study early modern thought.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Pascal, Life, and Works
Chapter 2: The Augustinian Model: The True Religion
Chapter 3: Pascal and Montaigne: Reading, Interpreting, and Using
Chapter 4: Pascal as a Reader of Descartes
Chapter 5: Pascal(s), Arnauld(s), and Port-Royal(s)
Chapter 6: The Theological Context for Pascal’s Wager
Chapter 7: Pascal’s Mathematics
Chapter 8: Pascal’s “Physics”
Chapter 9: Pascal’s Philosophy of Science
Chapter 10: Pascal and the Port-Royal Logic: The Making of a Pascal Logician
Chapter 11: The Geometric Mind
Chapter 12: Pascal’s Cordate Skepticism
Chapter 13: Knowledge and Belief in Pascal’s Philosophy
Chapter 14: Pascal on Mind and Free Will
Chapter 15: Pascal and Poetry
Chapter 16: Pascal on Divine Hiddenness
Chapter 17: Grace and Predestination According to Pascal: The Truth of Saint Augustine’s Followers “Holds the Middle” Between Two Contrary Errors
Chapter 18: Ethics and Casuistry: The Ethics of Debate in Pascal’s Provincial Letters
Chapter 19: The Provincial Letters
Chapter 20: Pascal’s Political Philosophy
Chapter 21: Pascal, Inc.: Jacqueline Pascal and Gilberte Pascal-Périer
Chapter 22: From Pascal to Malebranche: An Ambiguous Legacy
Chapter 23: Moralizing the Wager: Pascal’s Wager, Kant’s Moral Argument, and Clifford’s Principle
Chapter 24: Kierkegaard
Chapter 25: Pascal and William James
Chapter 26: Pierre Duhem’s Pascalian Philosophy of Science
Chapter 27: Marxists on Pascal: Henri Lefebvre and Lucien Goldmann
Chapter 28: Pascal in the Light of the Phenomenology of Max Scheler and Martin Heidegger
Chapter 29: Pascalian Expectations and Explorations
Customer Reviews
0.0
0 reviews
No reviews yet. Be the first to review this book!
Write a Review
Reviewed by GradeFocus Editorial Team
▶Research Sources (13)
- A Companion to Pascal
- Search Results | IUCAT
- A Companion to Pascal - Ariew, Roger - Avnur, Yuval
- Please verify you are human - Captcha
- Thompson Learn.
- Explore insightful publications today - CSTnetwork.org
- Untitled
- A companion to Pascal by Ariew, Roger (9781394160624)
- A Companion to Pascal | Ebook | Ellibs Ebookstore
- A Companion to Pascal
- Pascal's Cordate Skepticism - YUVAL AVNUR
- THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO PASCAL.pdf
- A Companion to Pascal, eBook by Yuval Avnur
