<P>Compiled after his death in 1662 Pascal’s<em> “</em>pensées” (thoughts) are his ideas for a book in defense of faith in a rational world. These fragments give evidence of a profoundly original thinker who had resolved the conflict between his scientific mind and his heart-felt faith.</p> <p>The book begins with an analysis of the difference between mathematical and intuitive thinking and goes on to consider the value of skepticism contradictions feeling memory and imagination. It is a powerful look at humanity<span>’s weakness and the futility of worldly life.</span> Much of the value of <em>Pensées</em> lies in the clarity with which Pascal was able to present his intuitive thoughts.</p> <p>Pascal spent much of his life composing this magnum opus which offers some of the most powerful aphorisms about human experience and behavior ever written.</p> </div></P><P>A Blackstone Audio production.</P>