{"date":"January 23","id":"01-23","intro":["Pascal, the keen-minded philosopher and mathematician, fathomed the human traits of man’s nature with the same accurate measurements which made him famous in the realm of geometry. Read his searching analysis of man’s conceit."],"minutes":21,"readings":[{"author":"Blaise Pascal","end":411,"start":400,"volume":48,"work":"The Art of Persuasion"}],"slug":"january-23","status":"proofread","title":"Pascal Knew Men and Triangles","url":"/harvard-classics/january-23/","words":4291}