Famous Ethicists: Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Christian philosopher.

Dec 7, 2012, 16:49 IST

 

Name: Blaise Pascal 

Born: 19 June 1623

Birthplace: France

Died: 19 August 1662 (aged 39)

Deathplace: France

Residence: France

Nationality: French

Era: 17th-century philosophy

Region: Western philosophy

Religion: Roman Catholic

School: Jansenism, precursor to existentialism

Main interests: Theology, mathematics, philosophy, physics

Notable ideas: Pascal's Wager, Pascal's triangle, Pascal's law, Pascal's theorem

Name: Blaise Pascal 

Born: 19 June 1623

Birthplace: France

Died: 19 August 1662 (aged 39)

Deathplace: France

Residence: France

Nationality: French

Era: 17th-century philosophy

Region: Western philosophy

Religion: Roman Catholic

School: Jansenism, precursor to existentialism

Main interests: Theology, mathematics, philosophy, physics

Notable ideas: Pascal's Wager, Pascal's triangle, Pascal's law, Pascal's theorem

 

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