Bibliography

Primary Sources

Pascal, Blaise. Minor Works, translated by O. W. Wright. Vol. XLVIII, Part 2. The Harvard Classics. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1909–14; Bartleby.com, 2001. www.bartleby.com/48/3/.

(Conversation of Pascal with M. de Saci on Epictetus and Montaigne)

Pascal, Blaise. “Pascal's Pensées.” The Project Gutenberg EBook of Pascal's Pensées, by Blaise Pascal., John Hagerson, LN Yaddanapudi, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at Http://Www.pgdp.net, 27 Apr. 2006, www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm.

Pascal, Blaise, et al. The Physical Treatises of Pascal; the Equilibrium of Liquids and the Weight of the Mass of the Air. Octagon Books, 1973.

Pascal, Blaise, et al. The Provincial Letters of Blaise Pascal. Derby & Jackson, 1859.

Pascal, Blaise. “Three Discourses on the Condition of the Great.” Translated by Samuel Webb, Marxists.org, www.marxists.org/reference/archive/pascal/1630/three-discourses.htm.

Secondary Sources

Moriarty, Michael. “Pascal on Happiness: Diversion, Pleasure and the Good.” Critical Survey, vol. 32, no. 3, Sept. 2020, pp. 8–19. EBSCOhost, doi:10.3167/cs.2020.320302.

Pascal

This source highlights Pascal's views on the nature of humanity. Pascal believes happiness is not realistically attaniable and pleasure is ultiamtely the driving force of our actions. There are some interesting comparisons to Aristotle in this source.

Baird, A.W.S. Studies in Pascal's Ethics. Martinus Nijhoff, 1975.

This source will talk about Pascal's views on morality and how his views both relate to and contradict each other. Pascal's theories are built upon the three orders orf mind, body, and charity. It will also discuss how Pascal fits the idea of a higher power into ethics.

Hay, Malcolm. The Prejudices of Pascal, Concerning in Particular the Jesuit Order and the Jewish People. Neville Spearman, 1962.

This source will examine a more sinister side to Pascal, his religious prejudice. He was often harsh and irrational in these judgements, providing an interesting contrast to his rationality in other areas of his work. This source will be a fascinating complement to "Pascal's Philosophy of Religion."

Webb, Clement C.J. Pascal's Philosophy of Religion. Oxford University Press, 1929.

This source will discuss Pascal's views on religion. He was a devout Christian and felt strongly about divine arguments. This source will also relate Pascal's ideas to those of Immanuel Kant.

Hunter, Graeme. Pascal the Philosopher: An Introduction. University of Toronto Press, 2013.

This source provides a comprehensive overview of Pascal's ideas. It also compares Pascal to other philosophers.

Hazelton, Roger. Blaise Pascal: The Genius of His Thought. Westminster Pr, 1974.

This source summarizes a lot of Pascal's works in a succinct way. It will be helpful in initially understanding his ideas.