Natoli Fire in the Dark

Essays on Pascal's <I>Pensées</I> and <I>Provinciales</I>
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-58046-642-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 8, 166 Seiten

Reihe: Rochester Studies in Philosophy

The eight essays in Fire in the Dark frame and probe Pascal's underlying contention that the darkling, "hidden" God of Christian revelation, though Himself a profound mystery, especially in the matter of his justice towardsfallen mankind, can nonetheless be used to demystify questions that matter most to us.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Natoli, Charles M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Existenzphilosophie, Lebensphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Fire in the Dark
The Provinciales: Ruse against Ruse, Force against Force?
Preferring to Live in a Tree-Trunk: The Provinciales as Heauton timoroumenos
Revelation/Revolution: A Reflection on Newness in the Provinciales
Proof in the Pensées: Reason as Rhetoric, Rhetoric as Reason
The Fundamental Role of Justice in Pascal's Apologetics: The Hidden God
Mystic/Anti-Mystic: On Speech and Silence in Pascal's Memorial
Watchman, What of the Night?
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Name Index