Pascal's Anguish and JoyPhilosophical Library, 1973 - 274 pages |
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... violence . Pascal recognized well , though , that many of the injustices of society are maintained by violence . He saw lust for power and dominance rampant at the royal court in Paris . " Tyranny lies in a desire of domination which is ...
... violence . Pascal recognized well , though , that many of the injustices of society are maintained by violence . He saw lust for power and dominance rampant at the royal court in Paris . " Tyranny lies in a desire of domination which is ...
Page 247
... violence , chaos would result . He , therefore , accepted violence as practiced by the state as necessary in a violent world in order to keep violence within limits . Nevertheless , the fact acknowledged by Pascal is that the great and ...
... violence , chaos would result . He , therefore , accepted violence as practiced by the state as necessary in a violent world in order to keep violence within limits . Nevertheless , the fact acknowledged by Pascal is that the great and ...
Page 249
... violence begets violence more often than it realizes victory . In his violent strug- gle with the Jesuits he had learned that the harder he struck out at them , the more exasperating became their resistance . " Violence and verity ...
... violence begets violence more often than it realizes victory . In his violent strug- gle with the Jesuits he had learned that the harder he struck out at them , the more exasperating became their resistance . " Violence and verity ...
Contents
Two The Rivals 16361639 | 17 |
Three Renewal for the Church | 37 |
Four Rouen 16391647 | 47 |
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