Matthew Clemons, “Pascal’s ‘Order of the Heart’ in Phenomenological Value-Theory,” Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia 79, no. 4 (2023): 1527–48, https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2023_79_4_1527.
| Item Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Matthew Clemons |
| Abstract | Among those enthused by Pascal’s pithy remark that “the heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing” are phenomenological value-theorists. What makes Pascal particularly attractive to these phenomenologists is the suggestion that the heart has reasons, and reasons of its own, which resonates with the quasi-cognitive function that they ascribe to feeling. Feelings apprehend values, which are genuine objects that display an essential order and a rank distinct from the objects of reason. In this paper, I introduce and evaluate Pascal’s reception in phenomenological axiology. I begin by reviewing the philosophical position that for the phenomenological value-theorists corresponds to the Pascalian notion of the order of the heart (I). I then turn to Pascal and explore the notion of the order of the heart, especially in relation to the order of reason, in his thought (II). Finally, I evaluate the legitimacy of the attribution of the phenomenological position to Pascal, arguing that, while there is not a perfect correspondence, there is an affinity that warrants the phenomenologists’ allusions to Pascal (III). |
| Date | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Rights | © 2023 Aletheia - Associação Científica e Cultural |
| Volume | 79 |
| Pages | 1527-1548 |
| Publication | Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia |
| DOI | 10.17990/RPF/2023_79_4_1527 |
| Issue | 4 |
| ISSN | 0870-5283 ; 2183-461X |
| Date Added | 4/9/2024, 1:33:15 AM |
| Modified | 4/9/2024, 2:41:03 AM |
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