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Jan 2024
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82: Blaise Pascal’s Faithful Calculation...

Untimely Reflections
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Pascal and Nietzsche are two names of monumental importance in the Western philosophical tradition, but rarely are their names mentioned together. At a glance, there is a wide gulf that separates the two, and seems to place them at irreconcilable odds. Pascal was a devout Christian, whose philosophical works concern the Christian faith: his most famous argum ... Show More
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