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May 6th @ 2:00 pm

Descartes and Pascal on the Proofs of the Existence of God

May 06
Descartes and Pascal on the Proofs of the Existence of God

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A final Lumen Christi Master Class, with Jean-Luc Marion. Open to current graduate students, faculty, and advanced University of Chicago undergraduate students. Others interested in participating should contact us. Registrants will receive copies of the prepared reading.

Texts:

Descartes, Méditations on first philosophy, a latin-english edition by J. Cottingham, Cambridge, 2013, or the bare latin text. (With focus on book 3 & 5)

Pascal, Pensées, ed. R. Ariew, Hackett, 2005. (Entirety, but especially Chapter 3)

Marion, Jean-Luc On descartes’ metaphysical Prism, Chicago U.P., 1999, Chapter 3 (ch.IV & V optional).

Gavin House

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