
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
It was on this day, June 19th in 1623, that Blaise Pascal was born in France, south of Paris in Clermont-Auvergne. A mathematician, philosopher, and general man of letters, he is best known for his last work, published posthumously as the Pensees (French for “Thoughts”) mostly in aphoristic form.
4.8
7373 ratings
It was on this day, June 19th in 1623, that Blaise Pascal was born in France, south of Paris in Clermont-Auvergne. A mathematician, philosopher, and general man of letters, he is best known for his last work, published posthumously as the Pensees (French for “Thoughts”) mostly in aphoristic form.
1,001 Listeners
821 Listeners
726 Listeners
238 Listeners
23 Listeners
95 Listeners
78 Listeners
420 Listeners
74 Listeners
77 Listeners
243 Listeners
245 Listeners
149 Listeners
118 Listeners
91 Listeners
73 Listeners
68 Listeners
90 Listeners
111 Listeners