Blaise Pascal News & Opinion Articles
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 | Fri Jun 13, 2014 | theguardian.com
Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher, scientist, political theorist and critic, and universal guru, was – according to legend – a great walker. One story has it that... |
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| Sat Dec 21, 2013 | haaretz.com
Is the self autonomous, existing independently of its environment, or are we actually an inseparable part of a larger social web? |
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| Mon Dec 09, 2013 | nytimes.com
'The Prince' teaches that there are no friends in politics. |
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| Wed Nov 20, 2013 | theatlantic.com
The shocking lesson of The Prince isn’t that politics demands dirty hands, but that politicians shouldn’t care. |
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| Mon Nov 04, 2013 | huffingtonpost.com
Is the whole struggle for life pointless? Meaningless? The void, the chasm that is deep space, the infinity that envelops us, does anything finally matter? Why resist the... |
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| Tue Sep 10, 2013 | marketoracle.co.uk
Descartes and Western Civilization Individualism |
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| Tue Sep 03, 2013 | blogs.scientificamerican.com
The following is a parable grounded in science with an aim toward Socratic questioning. It’s dinnertime somewhere. A kid pushes a small pile of sautéed broccoli to ... |
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| Wed Aug 07, 2013 | greece.greekreporter.com
Philosophers from around the world gathered at the place where their practice really had its roots - Plato's Academy - in an Athens neighborhood as part of a series of... |
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| Tue Jun 04, 2013 | thedailybeast.com
In November 2009, I met Margaret Atwood. This was at a grand party, the pinnacle of the Canadian literary-awards season—the Scotiabank Giller Prize gala, where I was a... |
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| Mon Jan 01, 2001 | biography.com
Explore the astonishing scientific and theological life and mind of Blaise Pascal, 17th-century Renaissance man, on Biography.com. |
Blaise Pascal Videos
| Pascal's Wager |
 | Tue Sep 10, 2013
Pascal's Wager is the argument that states that you should believe in God even if there is a strong chance that he might not be real, because the penalty for not believing, namely goin... |
| Unsung Philosophers: Blaise Pascal |
 | Thu Feb 04, 2010
The philosopher you know for all the wrong reasons, Blaise Pascal is a certifiable genius. Forget The Wager, and bask for a few minutes in the stunning brilliance of one of the most pe... |