PASCAL AND THE FORGERY OF BELIEF

PASCAL AND THE FORGERY OF BELIEF

The limits of persuasive rhetoric as a theory of language are eloquently charted by Blaise Pascal in his "De l'art de persuader," whose fundamental distinction is between a persuasive art that pleases and one that convinces. The efficacity of persuasive language in Pascal's essay...

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Veröffentlicht in:Romanic review 1990-05, Vol.81 (3), p.320
1. Verfasser: Abbeele, Georges Van Den
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Literary criticism
Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662)
Persuasion
Rhetoric
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Zusammenfassung:The limits of persuasive rhetoric as a theory of language are eloquently charted by Blaise Pascal in his "De l'art de persuader," whose fundamental distinction is between a persuasive art that pleases and one that convinces. The efficacity of persuasive language in Pascal's essays is examined.
ISSN:0035-8118