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摘要
文章比较了笛卡尔和帕斯卡尔创立的理性概念。比较是根据现代理性概念与作为一种力量的理性观念之间的关系问题进行的。作者指出,笛卡尔首先论证了 "比值 "的基本显而易见性,并将其定义为理性力量与符合事物本身真正本质的行动相一致,这可以被视为这一解释的基础。作者重构了笛卡尔提出形而上学论题 "我思故我在"(ego cogito ergo sum)--理性最初的显而易见性--的五个论证步骤。正是这种最初的显而易见性决定了理性作为人的基础在笛卡尔哲学中的主导性和决定性。作者将笛卡尔的理性形而上学与帕斯卡尔的理性概念进行了对比,帕斯卡尔的理性概念不是建立在理性的初始显而易见性上,而是建立在理性的最终显而易见性上:理性之外的原则的存在,理性的真正力量在于与这些原则的协调。事实证明,帕斯卡尔反对笛卡尔不是否认理性的力量和意义,而是重新解释了理性的万能性。作者认为,帕斯卡尔的理性概念是批判将理性视为权力的观点的一个范例,也是当代相关哲学讨论的一个重要资源。
Humility and power of the reason: paraphrase of Pascal
The article compares the concepts of rationality created by Descartes and Pascal. The comparison is held in the light of the problem of the relationship between Modern conception of reason and the idea of rationality as a type of power. The author points out that the fundamental obviousness of ratio, first justified by Descartes and defined as the identification of the power of reason with actions that correspond to the true essence of things themselves, can be considered as the basis for this interpretation. The author reconstructs the five steps of justification leading to the formulation of Descartes' metaphysical thesis ego cogito ergo sum - the initial obviousness of reason. It is this initial obviousness that determines the dominant and determining character of reason as the foundation of man in Descartes' philosophy. The author contrasts Descartes' metaphysics of reason with Pascal's concept of rationality, which is based not on the initial but on the final obviousness of reason: the existence of principles other than it, in coordination with which the true power of reason lies. It is proved that Pascal opposes Descartes not by denying the power and significance of reason, but by reinterpreting its omnipotence. Author justifies that Pascal's concept of rationality is an example of criticism of the vision of reason as power, as well as an important resource for relevant contemporary philosophical discussions.
期刊介绍:
Sententiae is historico-philosophical open access journal. Journal created by Modern philosophy''s research group (Pascalian society). Founded in 2000. Published twice a year, in June and December. Our purpose is to foster the development of a wide gamut of contemporary approaches, active implementation of them into research practice, and establishment of high standards of teaching philosophy basing on the achievements of contemporary history of philosophy. Our key priority is to ensure the empirical substantiation of historico-philosophical conceptions, basing on the criteria of literality, exhaustivity, contextuality and taking into account the existing speculative interpretations. Jean-Luc Marion was the first to formulate this set of criteria in 1998 as the main features of contemporary researches of Descartes''s philosophy. We regard these principles as the methodological background of any substantiated research method in the history of philosophy. Publishing materials on all historico-philosophical topics, we pay special attention to researches in terminology, issues of philosophical translation and untranslatability, manuscript researches (including handwritten heritage of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy professors of ХVІІ–ХVІІІ century), and cover the development of large-scale projects in this area. We also publish new bilingual and commented Ukrainian translations of classical foreign philosophical texts. Among our priorities there is also a coverage of the history of philosophical thought in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries and its relations to the wider cultural context (theology, literature, natural sciences, political ideology etc). The content of each issue is distributed according to Genre Sections and Thematic Headings. Currently there are 10 Genre Sections.