# Blaise Pascal — The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism character guide

> Blaise Pascal in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pascal

**First appearance:** 0010-a-calvinism

## Who they are

French philosopher and Jansenist whose religious views are discussed in relation to asceticism.

## In the story

### [III: Luther’s Conception of the Calling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_protestant_ethic_and_the_spirit_of_capitalis_se/chapters/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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