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A remarkably philosophical gambler, the chevalier de Méré..
Antoine Gombaud
French writer
Antoine Gombaud, alias Chevalier de Méré, (1607 – 29 December 1684) was a French writer, born in Poitou.[1] Although he was not a nobleman, he adopted the title chevalier (knight) for the character in his dialogues who represented his own views (chevalier de Méré because he was educated at Méré).
Later his friends began calling him by that name.[2]
Life
Gombaud was an important Salon theorist.
Blaise Pascal was a mathematician, scientists, and philosopher who is perhaps best known for discovering that the atmosphere has weight.
Like many 17th century liberal thinkers, he distrusted both hereditary power and democracy, a stance at odds with his self-bestowed noble title. He believed that questions are best resolved in open discussions among witty, fashionable, intelligent people.
Gombaud's most famous essays are L'honnête homme (The Honest Man) and Discours de la vraie honnêteté (Discourse on True Honesty),[1] but he is far better known for his contribution to probability theory.
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