Religious-philosophical views of human existence (based on the works of B. Pascal and E. Gilson)

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Sententiae Pub Date : 2023-12-31 DOI:10.31649/sent01.01.185

Alina Klitchuk

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Abstract

The author argues that the views of Blaise Pascal and Etienne Gilson are generally consistent. This consistency is characterized by four shared key theses: (1) according to Pascal, faith and reason are incommensurable; the purpose of reason is not to know faith, but only to find out the sincerity of personal faith; (2) the essence of Christianity is that God is felt by the heart, not the mind; Gilson shares this view of Pascal and emphasizes that faith in God is the result of a person's personal will; (3) although man is a reed against the background of existence, this reed is capable of believing and thinking, and this is his power. This is the main common motive in the works of B. Pascal and E. Gilson: (4) a life illuminated by Christian faith is the most precious gift and the highest goal of human earthly existence.

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关于人类生存的宗教哲学观点（以 B. Pascal 和 E. Gilson 的著作为基础）

作者认为，布莱斯-帕斯卡尔和艾蒂安-吉尔松的观点总体上是一致的。这种一致性体现在四个共同的关键论点上：(1)帕斯卡尔认为信仰与理性不可通约，理性的目的不是为了认识信仰，而只是为了发现个人信仰的真诚性；(2)基督教的本质是通过心灵而非头脑来感受上帝；吉尔松赞同帕斯卡尔的这一观点，并强调对上帝的信仰是个人意志的结果；(3)虽然人是存在背景下的一根芦苇，但这根芦苇能够信仰和思考，这就是人的力量。这是 B. Pascal 和 E. Gilson 作品的主要共同动机：(4) 被基督教信仰照亮的人生是最珍贵的礼物，也是人类尘世存在的最高目标。

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