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Pascal's Wager : The Man Who Played Dice with God by James A. Connor (2006, Hardcover, Annotated edition)

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In 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.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060766913
ISBN-13
9780060766917
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52608464

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pascal's Wager : the Man Who Played Dice with God
Author
James A. Connor
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Individual Philosophers, Christian Theology / Apologetics, Europe / France, Religious, Christianity / Denominations, General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Religion, History, Philosophy
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
15.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Bx4735.P26c66 2006
Edition Description
Annotated Edition
Reviews
Pascal's Wager is a splendid read. Connor [...] a historian who understands religion and science equally [...] keeps us turning the page.
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2006-043489
Dewey Decimal
230/.2092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by harv9600May 18, 2021
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Could have been better but it was well written Flows and worth a read
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