Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Pascal written by Nicholas Hammond and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-04-17 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blaise Pascal (1623 1662) occupies a position of pivotal importance in many domains: philosophy, mathematics, physics, religious polemics and apologetics. In this volume a team of leading scholars presents the full range of Pascal's achievement and surveys the intellectual background of his thought and the reception of his work. New readers and nonspecialists will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Pascal currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Pascal.