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Pascal the Philosopher: An Introduction - Couverture rigide

Hunter, Graeme

 
9781442641426: Pascal the Philosopher: An Introduction
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1442641428 ISBN 13 : 9781442641426
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 2013

Synopsis

Blaise Pascal has always been appreciated as a literary giant and a religious guide, but has received only grudging recognition as a philosopher: philosophers have mistaken Pascal's harsh criticism of their discipline as a rejection of it. But according to Graeme Hunter, Pascal's critics have simply failed to grasp his lean, but powerful conception of philosophy. This accessibly written book provides the first introduction to Pascal's philosophy as an organic whole. Hunter argues that Pascal's aim is not merely to humble philosophy, but to save it from a kind of failure to which it is prone. He lays out Pascal's development of a more promising and fruitful path for philosophical inquiry, one that responded to the scientific, religious, and political upheaval of his time. Finally, Hunter illuminates Pascal's significance for contemporary readers, allowing him to emerge as the rare philosopher who is spiritual, literary, and rigorous all at once - both a brilliant controversialist and a thinker of substance.

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À propos de l'auteur

Graeme Hunter is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1442641428
ISBN 13 
9781442641426
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
280
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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