The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism · Character
Blaise Pascal
French philosopher and Jansenist whose religious views are discussed in relation to asceticism.
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Also known as Pascal
First appearance: a calvinism
Blaise Pascal shows up with force in III: Luther’s Conception of the Calling. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Contrasted with Luther; Pascal's contemplative hatred of worldly activity is cited as a contrast to the Protestant moral justification of work.
Blaise Pascal first appears in 0010 a calvinism.
In III: Luther’s Conception of the Calling: Contrasted with Luther; Pascal's contemplative hatred of worldly activity is cited as a contrast to the Protestant moral justification of work.
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