Rhetorical Theory of Blaise PascalUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1968 |
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Page 86
... discourse rather than discourse within a closed group . God's discourse to men has contained words with double signification ; such double meaning is understandable in a circle of close acquaintances who share similar vocabularies and ...
... discourse rather than discourse within a closed group . God's discourse to men has contained words with double signification ; such double meaning is understandable in a circle of close acquaintances who share similar vocabularies and ...
Page 88
... discourse ; discourse should not weary the mind . Man's mind is so patterned that natural discourse is pleasing ; discourse should be natural . Since man is essen- tially selfish he is pleased by discourse which triggers self - love res ...
... discourse ; discourse should not weary the mind . Man's mind is so patterned that natural discourse is pleasing ; discourse should be natural . Since man is essen- tially selfish he is pleased by discourse which triggers self - love res ...
Page 99
... discourse be , as far as possible , restricted to the simple and the natural . The sixteenth pensée concludes : " Ce n'est pas assez qu'une chose soit belle , il faut qu'elle soit propre au subjet , qu'il n'y ait rien de trop ni rien de ...
... discourse be , as far as possible , restricted to the simple and the natural . The sixteenth pensée concludes : " Ce n'est pas assez qu'une chose soit belle , il faut qu'elle soit propre au subjet , qu'il n'y ait rien de trop ni rien de ...
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accepted according appearances art of persuasion art of pleasing attempt authority autre avoir belief better bien Brunschvicg c'est called Chevalier choses common concerned consists convince coutume croire custom defined definitions demands desires deux Dieu discourse discussion divine effect eloquence error être express faire fait faith false faut feel follow force give given grand granted heart honnête homme imagination impression incline inspiration L'Esprit géométrique meaning method mind n'est nature naturelle notes nous observation Pascal pensée persons persuasion peut phrase pleasure possible preuves principles proofs prove qu'elle qu'il qu'on question raison reason relation religion rhetoric rien rules Scofield Scripture secured seems self-love sens senses soul speak style suggests things thought Topliss tout trans Trotter true truth understanding vérité writes