Human Happiness (Penguin Great Ideas)

About this book

Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal the essays contained in Human Happiness are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at best.Throughout history some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution. They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.