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.