Starting with what the Port-Royal authors do not consider as “moral proof” but as self-evident demonstration, this article examines their definition of moral certainty – persuasive, convincing, but not demonstrative – and their attempt to bridge the gap between these two kinds of “proof”. Pierre Bayle adopts their texts with ironic distanciation.
CLIL theme: 4127 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Philosophie -- Philosophie éthique et politique
ISBN:978-2-406-15456-3
EAN:9782406154563
ISSN: 2494-7407
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-15456-3.p.0087
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 09-27-2023
Language: French
Keyword: Self-evidence, demonstration, historical testimony, probability, Arnauld, Nicole, Filleau de La Chaise