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Early Modern · Science / philosophy

Provincial Letters

by Blaise Pascal. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Blaise Pascal examining probability, mathematics, physics; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

Date
1656–1657
Origin
France
Era
Early Modern
Genre
Science / philosophy
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Blaise Pascal examining probability, mathematics, physics; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.