Blaise Pascal - Pensees

This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees. 

Specifically it discusses how human beings wind up with differing conceptions of what is just and unjust. Pascal notes that what is considered right or wrong, true or false, varies considerably from country to country. When we look for a universal natural law or the essence of justice, we don't find these in any particular society, and we tend to erode the power of custom

This is discussed primarily in section 291-294 in the Brunschvicg edition.

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Pascal Pensees - Differing Conceptions Of Justice - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees.  Specifically it discusses his views on the "two infinites" - the infinitely great and the infinitely small (the latter of which, in his view still contains a great amount of stuff) - and their implications for human beings.

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Blaise Pascal, Pensees - The Two Infinites - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees.  Specifically it discusses what "tyranny" - including but going beyond the political sense - consists in. In his view, the basis of tyranny is the desire to dominate beyond one's own area of legitimate value, competence, or scope.

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Blaise Pascal, Pensees - What Tyranny Consists In - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees.  Specifically it discusses his advice about how to get a person to accept criticism or correction. Pascal notes that nobody wants to be told he or she is simply wrong about an issue, but people are willing to admit that their view of matters is one-sided.


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Blaise Pascal, Pensees - Correcting By Revealing One-Sidedness - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees.  Specifically it discusses his distinction between two different mindsets or perspectives, the "intuitive mind" (l'esprit de finesse)  and the mathematical mind (l'esprit de géométrie).  Both of these have to do with how persons perceive and understand "axioms" or basic principles relevant to a subject matter.

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Blaise Pascal, Pensees - The Intuitive And Mathematical Minds - Sadler's Lectures

This lecture discusses the 16th century philosopher, theologian, and mathematician, Blaise Pascal, and focuses on his work, the Pensees.  Specifically it discusses about how self-love (amour propre) renders human beings averse to acknowledging the truth about themselves, others, and the world.  Self love makes us prefer a false self-image to the truth of who we are, and we pressure others to lie to us about who we are what qualities we possess (or lack).

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Blaise Pascal, Pensees - Self-Love And Aversion To Truth - Sadler's Lectures

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