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Pascal, Pensees Towards the end of Wagering on an Ironic God , Thomas Hibbs asks his reader: 'How much more rewarding would our discussions (dare we say our lives?) be if they were informed by the writings of Montaigne, Descartes, and Pascal?'. Wagering reads like an invitation to such a ... Read morediscussion with Hibbs, and evidences many of the delights and peculiarities of such a conversation.
J. Columcille Dever
Modern Theology An original and probing interpretation of Pascal's wager, reconstructed along the line of Socratic ignorance.
John J. Conley, S.J
International Philosophical Quarterly ...Thomas Hibbs is intent on bringing Pascal and his distinctive thought to the fore. In doing so, he makes a signal contribution to our understanding of modern philosophy itself. He not only rehabilitates Pascal, but sheds important light on his philosophical interlocutors, Montaigne and Descartes. This book could be profitably read merely for its treatments of Montaigne and Descartes. But the triangle of Montaigne, Descartes, and Pascal is historically apposite and philosophically quite illuminating.
Paul Seaton
The Review of Politics Hibbsas book is appropriate for those interested in Pascalas thought, and the major philosophical influences that played a central role in the forming of Pascalas thought. It also serves as a corrective for the common tendency to focus only on the wager, while ignoring all else found in Pascalas PensA (c)es .
Jeff Jordan
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