Human Happiness

Informationen zum Autor Blaise Pascal (1623 - 62) left his mark on mathematics, physics, religious controversy and literature. A convert to Jansenism, he engaged in passionate debate with the Jesuits the results of which are the Lettres Provincales , on which, with Pensées, his fame now rests. He is regarded by many as the greatest of French prose stylists. Klappentext Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in Human Happiness are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at best. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Zusammenfassung Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in this work are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at best.

Product details

• Authors: Blaise Pascal
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.08.2008
• EAN: 9780141036793
• ISBN: 978-0-14-103679-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Penguin Great Ideas; Penguin Books, Great Ideas; Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas; Penguin Great Ideas; Penguin Press Great Ideas; Penguin Books, Great Ideas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / General, Literary essays