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Pascal's Wager: The Man Who Played Dice with God

By James A. Connor

Book information

Publisher
HarperOne
Year
2006
ISBN
0060766913, 9780060766917
LCC
BX4735.P26 C66 2006
Open Library ID
OL21873005M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
424 kB (434312 bytes)
Edition
annotated edition
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

In a major biography of Blaise Pascal, James Connor explores both the intellectual giant whose theory of probability paved the way for modernity and the devout religious mystic who dared apply probability to faith.

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