Pensees and Other Writings

For much of his life Pascal (1623-62) worked on a magnum opus which was never published in its intended form. Instead, he left a mass of fragments, some of them meant as notes for the Apologie. These were to become known as the Pens¿, and they occupy a crucial place in Western philosophy and religious writing. This translation is the only one based on the Pens¿ as Pascal left them. It includes the principal dossiersclassified by Pascal, as well as the essential portion of the important Writings on Grace.