Indonesian Picture Dictionary: Learn 1,500 Indonesian Words and Phrases [ideal for Ib Exam Prep; Includes Online Audio], Hibbs Linda

Автор: Hibbs, Thomas S.
Название: Wagering on an ironic god
ISBN: 1481306383 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781481306386
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
Рейтинг:
Цена: 10071.00 р.
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.

Описание: "Philosophers startle ordinary people. Christians astonish the philosophers." aPascal, PensA©es In Wagering on an Ironic God Thomas S. Hibbs both startles and astonishes. He does so by offering a new interpretation of Pascals PensA©es and by showing the importance of Pascal in and for a philosophy of religion. Hibbs resists the temptation to focus exclusively on Pascals famous "wager" or to be beguiled by the fragmentary and presumably incomplete nature of PensA©es . Instead he discovers in PensA©es a coherent and comprehensive project, one in which Pascal contributed to the ancient debate over the best way of lifeaa life of true happiness and true virtue. Hibbs situates Pascal in relation to early modern French philosophers, particularlyMontaigne and Descartes. These three French thinkers offer distinctly modern accounts of the good life. Montaigne advocates the private life of authentic self-expression, while Descartes favors the public goods of progressive enlightenment science andits promise of the mastery of nature. Pascal, by contrast, renders an account of the Christian religion that engages modern subjectivity and science on its own terms and seeks to vindicate the wisdom of the Christian vision by showing that it, better than any of its rivals, truly understands human nature. Though all three philosophers share a preoccupation with Socrates, each finds in that figurea distinct account of philosophy and its aims. Pascal finds in Socrates a philosophy rich inirony: philosophyis marked by a deep yearning for wisdom that is never whollyachieved. Philosophy is a quest without attainment, a love never obtained. Absent Cartesian certaintyor the ambivalence of Montaigne, Pascals practice of Socratic irony acknowledges the disorder of humanity without discouraging its quest. Instead,the quest for wisdomalerts the seekerto the presence of a hidden God. God, according to Pascal, both conceals and reveals, fulfilling the philosophical aspiration for happiness and the good life only by subverting philosophys veryself-understanding. Pascal thus wagers all on the irony of a God whoboth startles and astonishes wisdoms true lovers.

Автор: Hibbs Gillian
Название: Errol`s Garden
ISBN: 1786280841 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786280848
Издательство: Неизвестно
Рейтинг:
Цена: 1266.00 р.
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.

Описание: Errol loves gardening, but he doesn`t have a proper garden. Although his home is full of beautiful plants, he longs for an outdoor space where he can grow things. A chance discovery leads to a solution, but Errol can`t do everything on his own. Luckily, help is near at hand!