Human Happiness
$24.00
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2008
Summary
‘Evil is easy; it has countless forms, while good is almost unique’ - Blaise Pascal
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 h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141036793 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141036796 |
| Author: | Blaise Pascal |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 81g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 112mm x 179mm |
| Series: | Penguin Great Ideas |
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Blaise Pascal
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 Pensees, his fame now rests. He is regarded by many as the greatest of French prose stylists.
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