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Wagering on an ironic God : Pascal on faith and philosophy / Thomas S. Hibbs.

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In Wagering on an Ironic God Thomas S. Hibbs both startles and astonishes. He does so by offering a new interpretation of Pascal's Pensées and by showing the importance of Pascal in and for a philosophy of religion. Hibbs resists the temptation to focus exclusively on Pascal's famous &quo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hibbs, Thomas S.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Pascal, Blaise, > 1623-1662.
Pascal, Blaise, > 1623-1662. > Pensées.
Descartes, René, > 1596-1650.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592.
Socrates.
Philosophical theology.
Apologetics > History > 17th century.
Irony.
Pensées (Pascal, Blaise)
Apologetics.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Irony, philosophy, and the Christian faith
  • Socratic immanence: Montaigne's recovery of philosophy as a way of life
  • The virtue of science and the science of virtue: Descartes' overcoming of Socrates
  • The quest for wisdom: Pascal and philosophy
  • Wagering on an ironic God.

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