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Blaise Pascal

Philosophy of Religion

Blaise Pascal, born 19 June 1623 and died 19 August 1662, was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer, and a child prodigy educated by his father Etienne Pascal, a tax collector in Rouen. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1623 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1623-06-19 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1662 1
Death DateSourced to the subject's own account
1662-08-19 1
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account
Christian philosophy (Jansenism) 1
Classification
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
France 1
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Associated With

Pascal's Wager, Arguments and Positions
Source Pascal's Wager (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

In Branch

Epistemology, Branches of Philosophy
Source Blaise Pascal (Wikipedia)
Logic, Branches of Philosophy
Source Blaise Pascal (Wikipedia)

In Tradition

Rationalism, Schools of Philosophy
Source Blaise Pascal (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Same As

Blaise Pascal

Also in Mathematics Atlas: the same subject.

Nationality

France

Also in History Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

France

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Blaise Pascal (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 3
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Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
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1. Blaise Pascal (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
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    Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 - 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal was a child prodigy who was educated by his father Etienne Pascal, a tax collector in Rouen.
  • In Tradition: Rationalism, Infobox: school_tradition
    Cartesianism, Jansenism, Fideism
  • In Branch: Epistemology, Page categories: French epistemologists
  • In Branch: Logic, Page categories: French logicians
  • In Group: Rationalist Empiricist And Idealist Philosophy Of Religion, Lead
    Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623-19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer.
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Pascal's Wager (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
Associated With: Pascal's Wager
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