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Pensées (Unabridged)

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Composer
PASCAL, BLAISE
Artist
Peter Wickham
Format
CD
Label
Naxos AudioBooks
Released
Sep 14, 2018
Catalog #
NA0322
UPC
9781781981603

About

Intended to be a defense of the Christian religion, Pensees is a penetrating collection of thoughts on faith, reason, and theology. Unfinished at the time of Pascal's death, the book consists of philosophical fragments on the 'wretchedness' of man and the controversial schisms of the church at the time. It includes the philosopher's infamous wager encouraging belief over agnosticism, as well as his thoughts on numerous other topics, including the great essayist Montaigne and the Stoic teacher Epictetus. Endlessly quotable, Pensees overflows with pearls of wisdom, with each elusive sentence pregnant with a universe of thought. Peter Wickham's elegant and personable reading makes Pascal's work immediately approachable and accessible.

Tracklist 73 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Pensées 11:30
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    Pensées
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    11:30
  3. 2 12. Scaramouch, who only thinks of one thing. 09:58
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    12. Scaramouch, who only thinks of one thing.
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    09:58
  4. 3 33. Poetical beauty. As we speak of poetical… 10:50
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    33. Poetical beauty. As we speak of poetical…
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    10:50
  5. 4 Section 2: The Misery of Man Without God 11:10
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    Section 2: The Misery of Man Without God
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    11:10
  6. 5 If we are well informed, we understand that… 10:58
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    If we are well informed, we understand that…
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    10:58
  7. 6 73. But perhaps this subject goes beyond… 08:57
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    73. But perhaps this subject goes beyond…
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    08:57
  8. 7 Would you not say that this magistrate… 09:31
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    Would you not say that this magistrate…
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    09:31
  9. Disc 2
  10. 1 85. Things which have most hold on us… 07:32
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    85. Things which have most hold on us…
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    07:32
  11. 2 100. Self-love. The nature of self-love… 11:22
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    100. Self-love. The nature of self-love…
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    11:22
  12. 3 109. When we are well we wonder… 11:16
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    109. When we are well we wonder…
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    11:16
  13. 4 136. A mere trifle consoles us, for a mere trifle… 11:52
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    136. A mere trifle consoles us, for a mere trifle…
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    11:52
  14. 5 140. How does it happen that this man… 11:04
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    140. How does it happen that this man…
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    11:04
  15. 6 156. A brutal people for whom, when they are… 12:07
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    156. A brutal people for whom, when they are…
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    12:07
  16. 7 Section 3: Of the Necessity of the Wager 07:45
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    Section 3: Of the Necessity of the Wager
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    07:45
  17. Disc 3
  18. 1 We do not require great education of the mind… 11:56
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    We do not require great education of the mind…
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    11:56
  19. 2 195. Before entering into the proofs… 09:25
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    195. Before entering into the proofs…
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    09:25
  20. 3 218. Dungeon. I approve of not examining… 07:17
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    218. Dungeon. I approve of not examining…
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    07:17
  21. 4 233. Infinite – nothing. Our soul is cast into a body… 08:52
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    233. Infinite – nothing. Our soul is cast into a body…
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    08:52
  22. 5 There is not an infinite distance between… 09:01
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    There is not an infinite distance between…
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    09:01
  23. 6 Section 4: Of the Means of Belief 12:38
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    Section 4: Of the Means of Belief
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    12:38
  24. 7 260. They hide themselves in the press… 13:42
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    260. They hide themselves in the press…
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    13:42
  25. Disc 4
  26. 1 286. Those who believe without having read… 04:22
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    286. Those who believe without having read…
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    04:22
  27. 2 Section 5: Justice and the Reason of Effects 10:15
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    Section 5: Justice and the Reason of Effects
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    10:15
  28. 3 304. The cords which bind the respect of men… 09:08
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    304. The cords which bind the respect of men…
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    09:08
  29. 4 323. What is the Ego? Suppose a man… 12:15
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    323. What is the Ego? Suppose a man…
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    12:15
  30. 5 Section 6: The Philosophers 07:08
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    Section 6: The Philosophers
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    07:08
  31. 6 358. Man is neither angel nor brute… 09:38
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    358. Man is neither angel nor brute…
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    09:38
  32. 7 378. Scepticism. Excess, like defect of intellect… 08:05
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    378. Scepticism. Excess, like defect of intellect…
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    08:05
  33. 8 392. Against Scepticism. It is, then, a strange… 12:09
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    392. Against Scepticism. It is, then, a strange…
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    12:09
  34. Disc 5
  35. 1 417. This twofold nature of man… 03:16
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    417. This twofold nature of man…
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    03:16
  36. 2 Section 7: Morality and Doctrine 07:01
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    Section 7: Morality and Doctrine
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    07:01
  37. 3 Expect neither truth,' she says… 11:02
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    Expect neither truth,' she says…
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    11:02
  38. 4 433. After having understood the whole nature… 09:50
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    433. After having understood the whole nature…
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    09:50
  39. 5 435. Without this divine knowledge… 12:50
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    435. Without this divine knowledge…
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    12:50
  40. 6 451. All men naturally hate one another. 10:03
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    451. All men naturally hate one another.
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    10:03
  41. 7 468. No other religion has proposed to men… 08:15
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    468. No other religion has proposed to men…
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    08:15
  42. 8 482. Morality. God having made the heavens… 10:34
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    482. Morality. God having made the heavens…
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    10:34
  43. Disc 6
  44. 1 499. External works. There is nothing… 11:32
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    499. External works. There is nothing…
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    11:32
  45. 2 519. John 8. Many believed him. 13:04
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    519. John 8. Many believed him.
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    13:04
  46. 3 548. Not only do we know God… 13:04
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    548. Not only do we know God…
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    13:04
  47. 4 Section 8: The Fundamentals… 08:54
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    Section 8: The Fundamentals…
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    08:54
  48. 5 560. We do not understand the glorious state… 10:36
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    560. We do not understand the glorious state…
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    10:36
  49. 6 572. Hypothesis that the apostles were impostors. 09:51
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    572. Hypothesis that the apostles were impostors.
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    09:51
  50. 7 Section 9: Perpetuity 05:24
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    Section 9: Perpetuity
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    05:24
  51. Disc 7
  52. 1 601. The heathen religion has no foundation… 12:53
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    601. The heathen religion has no foundation…
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    12:53
  53. 2 611. Republic. The Christian republic… 11:58
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    611. Republic. The Christian republic…
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    11:58
  54. 3 620. Advantages of the Jewish people. 10:13
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    620. Advantages of the Jewish people.
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    10:13
  55. 4 632. On Ezra. The story that the books… 08:36
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    632. On Ezra. The story that the books…
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    08:36
  56. 5 Section 10: Typology 11:13
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    Section 10: Typology
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    11:13
  57. 6 659. Types. To show that the Old Testament… 10:51
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    659. Types. To show that the Old Testament…
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    10:51
  58. 7 671. The Jews, who have been called to subdue… 07:10
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    671. The Jews, who have been called to subdue…
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    07:10
  59. Disc 8
  60. 1 How greatly then ought we to value those… 08:32
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    How greatly then ought we to value those…
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    08:32
  61. 2 687. Types. When the word of God… 06:52
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    687. Types. When the word of God…
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    06:52
  62. 3 Section 11: The Prophecies 06:10
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    Section 11: The Prophecies
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    06:10
  63. 4 706. But it was not enough that the prophecies… 09:45
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    706. But it was not enough that the prophecies…
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    09:45
  64. 5 Isaiah 42: 'I am the Lord, and my glory…' 11:37
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    Isaiah 42: 'I am the Lord, and my glory…'
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    11:37
  65. 6 714. The Jews witnesses for God. 09:28
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    714. The Jews witnesses for God.
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    09:28
  66. 7 Daniel 9:20. 'Whilst I was praying…' 09:27
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    Daniel 9:20. 'Whilst I was praying…'
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    09:27
  67. 8 723. Prophecies. The seventy weeks of Daniel… 10:16
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    723. Prophecies. The seventy weeks of Daniel…
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    10:16
  68. Disc 9
  69. 1 Amos viii. The prophet, having enumerated… 13:46
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    Amos viii. The prophet, having enumerated…
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    13:46
  70. 2 Section 12: Proofs of Jesus Christ 08:17
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    Section 12: Proofs of Jesus Christ
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    08:17
  71. 3 751. What do the prophets say of Jesus Christ? 10:43
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    751. What do the prophets say of Jesus Christ?
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    10:43
  72. 4 769. The conversion of the heathen… 11:52
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    769. The conversion of the heathen…
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    11:52
  73. 5 788. 'I have reserved me seven thousand.' 11:45
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    788. 'I have reserved me seven thousand.'
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    11:45
  74. 6 Section 13: The Miracles 08:24
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    Section 13: The Miracles
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    08:24
  75. 7 818. Having considered how it comes that… 08:13
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    818. Having considered how it comes that…
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    08:13
  76. Disc 10
  77. 1 1 Kings 17. The widow to Elijah… 10:55
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    1 Kings 17. The widow to Elijah…
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    10:55
  78. 2 841. Miracles furnish the test in matters of doubt… 10:40
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    841. Miracles furnish the test in matters of doubt…
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    10:40
  79. 3 844. The three marks of religion… 12:18
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    844. The three marks of religion…
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    12:18
  80. 4 Section 14: Appendix: Polemical Fragments 09:40
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    Section 14: Appendix: Polemical Fragments
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    09:40
  81. 5 870. God has not wanted to absolve without… 10:44
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    870. God has not wanted to absolve without…
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    10:44
  82. 6 890. Tertullian: The Church will never be reformed. 08:35
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    890. Tertullian: The Church will never be reformed.
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    08:35
  83. 7 910. Can it be anything but compliance… 10:04
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    910. Can it be anything but compliance…
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    10:04