Rhetorical Theory of Blaise PascalUniversity of Wisconsin--Madison, 1968 |
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... error in man , the combatants against reason in the struggle for man's soul . The imagination and its colleagues in error are the enemies with which Pascal must contend in his attempt to convert the unbelieving . It is reasonable that ...
... error in man , the combatants against reason in the struggle for man's soul . The imagination and its colleagues in error are the enemies with which Pascal must contend in his attempt to convert the unbelieving . It is reasonable that ...
Page 55
... error in Imagination is not always the " maitresse d'erreur et de fausseté , " 63 however ; if she were , she would be less harmful and actually helpful for if we knew that she always was in error , we would know that tenets which ...
... error in Imagination is not always the " maitresse d'erreur et de fausseté , " 63 however ; if she were , she would be less harmful and actually helpful for if we knew that she always was in error , we would know that tenets which ...
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... error which determines the mind of man , as , for example , the moon , to which is attributed the change of seasons , the progress of diseases , etc. For the chief malady of man is restless curiosity about things which he cannot ...
... error which determines the mind of man , as , for example , the moon , to which is attributed the change of seasons , the progress of diseases , etc. For the chief malady of man is restless curiosity about things which he cannot ...
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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