Studies In Pascal’s Ethics 1975-A.W.S Baird

Studies In Pascal’s Ethics 1975-A.W.S Baird

Author: A.W.S Baird

Year: 1900

Studies on Pascal's philosophy concerning to moral CONTENTS Foreword I. Pascal's Three Orders as the Basis of a Scale of Values – 1 II. Pascal's Ambivalent Attitude toward Natural Morality – 13 1. The Pensées and Minor Works – 13 2. The Provinciales – 26 III. Pascal's Authoritarian Approach to Ethics in the Provinciales – 34 IV. Pascal's Rejection of Contemporary Aristocratic Morality – 39 V. Problems Inherent in the Three Orders as Applied to Moral Questions – 48 VI. Pascal's Teleological Approach to Ethics in the Pensées – 56 VII. Conclusion: Moral Value as a Perspective of the Three Orders – 85 Bibliography – 93 Index – 99