Pensées
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Pensées is a posthumously published collection of philosophical and theological reflections by Blaise Pascal, best known for its exploration of faith, reason, and the famous “Pascal’s Wager.”
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pensées canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1261909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pensées Context triple: [Blaise Pascal, notableWork, Pensées]
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A.
Pensées philosophiques
Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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B.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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C.
Lettres philosophiques
Lettres philosophiques is a series of essays by Voltaire that critically examine French society and institutions through comparisons with English political, religious, and intellectual life.
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D.
Discours de la méthode
Discours de la méthode is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical and scientific treatise that outlines his method of systematic doubt and rational inquiry, marking a key moment in the emergence of modern science and philosophy.
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E.
Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques le fataliste et son maître is an 18th-century philosophical novel by Denis Diderot that playfully explores fate, free will, and storytelling through the conversations and adventures of a servant and his master.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pensées Target entity description: Pensées is a posthumously published collection of philosophical and theological reflections by Blaise Pascal, best known for its exploration of faith, reason, and the famous “Pascal’s Wager.”
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A.
Pensées philosophiques
Pensées philosophiques is an early 18th-century philosophical work by Denis Diderot that challenges religious dogma and advocates for deism and rational inquiry.
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B.
Pascalian Meditations
Pascalian Meditations is a major theoretical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that deepens his concepts of habitus, field, and symbolic power through a philosophical engagement with Pascal and the history of social thought.
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C.
Lettres philosophiques
Lettres philosophiques is a series of essays by Voltaire that critically examine French society and institutions through comparisons with English political, religious, and intellectual life.
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D.
Discours de la méthode
Discours de la méthode is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical and scientific treatise that outlines his method of systematic doubt and rational inquiry, marking a key moment in the emergence of modern science and philosophy.
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E.
Jacques le fataliste et son maître
Jacques le fataliste et son maître is an 18th-century philosophical novel by Denis Diderot that playfully explores fate, free will, and storytelling through the conversations and adventures of a servant and his master.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of fragments
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philosophical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Jansenism ⓘ |
| author | Blaise Pascal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| explores |
apologetic arguments for Christianity
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limits of human reason ⓘ psychology of belief and unbelief ⓘ rational grounds for religious belief ⓘ |
| form |
aphorisms
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notes and fragments ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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moral philosophy ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
corruption of human nature
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diversion as escape from misery ⓘ epistemic humility ⓘ hidden yet revealed God ⓘ infinite versus finite goods ⓘ need for grace ⓘ order of the heart ⓘ reason's incapacity without faith ⓘ wager on God's existence ⓘ |
| influenced |
decision theory
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existentialist thought ⓘ literature on skepticism ⓘ modern Christian apologetics ⓘ philosophy of probability ⓘ |
| intendedAs | apology for the Christian religion ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Christian belief
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diversion and entertainment ⓘ grace ⓘ human condition ⓘ misery and greatness of man ⓘ original sin ⓘ probability and decision ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ skepticism ⓘ the hiddenness of God ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Pascal's wager
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surface form:
Pascal's Wager
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| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| posthumouslyPublished | true ⓘ |
| publicationStatusAtAuthorDeath | unfinished ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Thoughts ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Blaise Pascal