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Aug 21, 2007 · One of the most famous and most extensive notes in the Pensées (Fragment 397: II, 676–81) is the so-called ‘wager’ in favour of belief in God. Cole (1995, Chapter 15) argues that Pascal exhibited signs of manic depression and an almost infantile dependence on his family in his mature years.
Jul 9, 2019 · Updated on July 09, 2019. French inventor Blaise Pascal (June 19, 1623–Aug. 19, 1662) was one of the most reputed mathematicians and physicists of his time. He is credited with inventing an early calculator, amazingly advanced for its time, called the Pascaline.
Jan 22, 2024 · Blaise Pascal is known for being a French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher. He conducted pioneering experiments with barometers, invented a calculating machine, proposed that belief in god was one's best bet (Pascal's wager), and has several mathematical theorems named after him.
Blaise Pascal was a French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, inventor, and theologian. In mathematics, he was an early pioneer in the fields of game theory and probability theory. In philosophy he was an early pioneer in existentialism. As a writer on theology and religion he was a defender of Christianity.
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), the French philosopher and scientist, was one of the greatest and most influential mathematicians of all time. He was also an expert in hydrostatics, an inventor, and a well-versed religious philosopher.
Aug 21, 2007 · About the SEP. Special Characters. © Metaphysics Research Lab , CSLI , Stanford University. This is a file in the archives of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Blaise Pascal. First published Tue Aug 21, 2007. Pascal did not publish any philosophical works during his relatively brief lifetime.
Blaise Pascal Facts & Biography | Famous Mathematicians. Born: June 19, 1623, in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France. Died: Aug 19, 1662 (at age 39) in Paris, France. Nationality: French. Famous For: Pascal’s Calculators. Born in France in 1623, Blaise Pascal was the third child and only son of Étienne Pascal.
