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Prefazione a Pascal e la filosofia
No full textThe author presents the distinctive features of the work "Pascal e la filosofia"
Evergreening (Faria-e-Castro, Paul, and Sanchez)
No full textThis repository contains the codes used to replicate "Evergreening" by Miguel Faria-e-Castro, Pascal Paul, and Juan M. Sanchez, accepted at the Journal of Financial Economics.A general README file is contained in the main folder. More detailed README files are contained in each of the subfolders. Each subfolder replicates one section of the paper: static model, empirics, and dynamic model. The README files contain a detailed list of software requirements.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV
Evergreening (Faria-e-Castro, Paul, and Sanchez)
No full textThis repository contains the codes used to replicate "Evergreening" by Miguel Faria-e-Castro, Pascal Paul, and Juan M. Sanchez, accepted at the Journal of Financial Economics.A general README file is contained in the main folder. More detailed README files are contained in each of the subfolders. Each subfolder replicates one section of the paper: static model, empirics, and dynamic model. The README files contain a detailed list of software requirements.THIS DATASET IS ARCHIVED AT DANS/EASY, BUT NOT ACCESSIBLE HERE. TO VIEW A LIST OF FILES AND ACCESS THE FILES IN THIS DATASET CLICK ON THE DOI-LINK ABOV
Samuel Beckett and the Writers of Port-Royal
No full textIt has been observed that ‘the literary influences on Beckett have been far more important than has been acknowledged, and more important indeed, than the philosophical influences’ (Smith 2002: 3). The truth of this statement is evidenced by the description that scholars have given of Samuel Beckett’s relationship to seventeenth century French classicism. To date, critical interest has been limited for the most part to the figure of the philosopher René Descartes on the (fragile) grounds that Beckett was exclusively concerned with the Cartesian imperative of clarity and order, the fundamental dualism between body and mind, and Nominalism.
Together with the assumption that Beckett’s vision was essentially Cartesian, his literary filiation with Pascal was suggested by critics, but only in terms of Beckett’s formal approach to the theatre. In his short article on En attendant Godot in 1953, the playwright Jean Anouilh was among the first reviewers to suggest that Beckett’s drama synthesizes the encounter between ‘classicism’ and a ‘modern’ form of art. It is well known that Beckett retained a lifelong admiration for Pascal – indeed, Pascal was one of his ‘old chestnuts’ (Knowlson 1997: 653). Little attention has been paid, however, to the originality of Pascal’s thought, the specific nature of his prose, and the impact these might have had upon Beckett’s mature work, especially the trilogy and the subsequent short prose. Yet, in the literary and philosophical context of post-war France, Beckett’s filiation with Pascal, their corresponding preoccupations, were evident to his contemporaries, who identified Pascal as an underlying presence in his works
Measurement of the D+/- production asymmetry in 7 TeV pp collisions
No full textThe asymmetry in the production cross-section \sigma of D+/- mesons, A_P = (\sigma(D+) - \sigma(D-))/(\sigma(D+) + \sigma(D-)), is measured in bins of pseudorapidity \eta and transverse momentum p_T within the acceptance of the LHCb detector. The result is obtained with a sample of D+ -> K_S pi+ decays corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb^-1, collected in pp collisions at a centre of mass energy of 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. When integrated over the kinematic range 2.0 K_S pi+ decay is negligible. No significant dependence on \eta or p_T is observed
Platone per disporre a Pascal
No full textPrendendo spunto dal frammento di Pascal «Platone per disporre al cristianesimo», l’autrice intercetta una nuova disposizione di Platone a Pascal, basata sull’ordine dell’amore che per entrambi è centrale. Questa operazione ha un duplice scopo: consentire a Pascal di essere incluso nel campo della filosofia e valorizzare l’invenzione platonica della philo-sophiaTaking a cue from Pascal’s fragment «Platon pour disposer au christia- nisme», the author sets a new disposition of Plato to Pascal, based on the order of love that both philosophers present. This operation has a double philosophical aim: to allow Pascal to be included in the field of philosophy and to valorise the Platonic invention of philo-sophia
FERNANDO PESSOA READER OF PASCAL AND THE PROJECT OF THE BOOK OF DISQUIET
No full textO presente artigo visa explorar as relações entre Pascal e Pessoa tendo por base o impacto da obra do autor francês tanto na estruturação quanto nas temáticas presentes ao longo do projeto do Livro do Desassossego. Com efeito, na Biblioteca Particular de Pessoa encontramos livros de e sobre Pascal que se encontram sublinhados e anotados pelo autor português e nos possibilitam certificar o interesse de Pessoa pelo pensamento pascaliano. Para além disso, o espólio de Pessoa oferece-nos um conjunto de fragmentos que nos permitem elucidar até que ponto a leitura da obra de Pascal viria a ser importante para a elaboração dos fragmentos do Livro do Desassossego. Assim, tendo por base a análise da presença do nome e do pensamento de Pascal em fragmentos do espólio de Pessoa, o presente artigo explicita qual o papel da leitura pessoana de Pascal na elaboração do projeto do Livro do DesassossegoThis article aims to explore the relations between Pascal and Pessoa based on the impact of the work of the French author both in the structure and the themes present throughout the Book of Disquiet. Indeed, in the Pessoa’s Private Library one finds books of and about Pascal that are underlined and bear notes by the Portuguese author, which enable us to certify Pessoa’s interest in Pascal’s thought. In addition, Pessoa’s Archive offers us a set of fragments that allow us to elucidate the extent to which the reading of Pascal’s work would be important for the elaboration of fragments of the Book of Disquiet. Thus, based on the analysis of the presence of Pascal’s name and thought in fragments of Pessoa’s Archive, this article explains the role of Pessoa’s reading of Pascal in the preparation of the Book of Disquiet. 
The Hexagramma Mysticum of Pascal
No full textThis short essay about the hexagramma mysticum , the mystic hexagram , of Pascal-divided into two parts. The first contains a brief history concerning the hexagram, such as, its origin, its author, its influence upon other theorems. In the second part, a slight sketch of the more important theorems and properties of the mystic hexagram, and of some methods of obtaining them are given
The reasons of the heart: a study on the centrality of the heart in Pascal
No full textO conjunto de textos e fragmentos que compõem a obra de Blaise Pascal e também uma parte da tradição interpretativa deixam entender que há no pensamento deste filósofo certas cisões radicais. Assim, frequentemente, chega-se à conclusão de que, em maior ou menor grau, a filosofia de Pascal é fragmentada e descontínua. Por uma obra fragmentada ou descontínua, não entendemos aqui o inacabamento dos textos ou a estrutura em aforismos ou pequenas digressões aparentemente independentes (de fato presentes em Pascal), mas aquela obra a que falte um elemento comum entre os textos, a que falte o mínimo de continuidade temática e conexão argumentativa, ou seja, uma obra que careça de um solo mínimo para a leitura do conjunto de seus textos. Embora alguns temas em Pascal notadamente a doutrina das três ordens evoquem uma espécie de cisão, isso não nos parece ser verdade quando tomamos seu pensamento na totalidade. Não é claro que o pensamento de Pascal careça totalmente de organização interna. Com efeito, ao lermos com mais atenção a obra pascaliana, tomamos consciência da originalidade e importância que tem, em seus escritos, o conceito de coração, entendido como a faculdade do sentimento. O que pensamos é que, embora não torne a filosofia do nosso autor um sistema fechado (à maneira cartesiana, por exemplo), o conceito de coração, na medida em que é definido pela capacidade de sentir seja aos princípios, seja a Deus , é capital na obra de Blaise Pascal e por isso nos oferece uma chave de leitura para entendermos os textos pascalianos em seu conjunto. Da ciência à teologia, passando pelo desejo de ser feliz e o divertimento, o conceito de coração cumpre papel central na filosofia de Pascal.The set of texts and fragments that make up the work of Blaise Pascal and also a part of the interpretative tradition lead to understand that there is in the thought of this philosopher certain radical decisions. So, often, one comes to the conclusion that, to a greater or lesser extent, the philosophy of Pascal is fragmented and discontinuous. For a fragmented or discontinuous work, we do not understand here incompleteness of the text or structure in aphorisms or small seemingly unrelated digressions (actually present in Pascal), but that work that lacks a common element between the texts, that lacks the minimum thematic continuity and argumentative connection, that is, a work that lacks a minimum ground for reading the set of their texts. Although some issues in Pascal - notably the doctrine of the three orders - evoke a kind of rupture, it does not seem to be true when we take his thoughts in full. It is not clear that the thought of Pascal totally lacks internal organization. Indeed, when we read with more attention Pascals work, we become aware of the originality and importance of, in his writings, the concept of \"heart\", understood as the faculty of feeling. What we think is that, though it doesnt make the philosophy of our author a closed system (in cartesian manner, for example), the concept of the heart, to the extent that is defined by the ability to feel - wether the principles, or God - is capital in the work of Blaise Pascal and therefore offers us a reading key to understand pascalian texts as a whole. From science to theology, through the desire to be happy and diversion, the concept of heart plays a central role in Pascal\'s philosophy
Epistemological limits of the apologetics of Blaise Pascal
No full textOs fragmentos que compõem a obra que, hoje, conhecemos como Pensées, são notas preparatórias de uma apologia da religião cristã que Blaise Pascal pretendia escrever. Ao nos debruçarmos sobre as anotações do filósofo francês, chama-nos a atenção o fato de o autor, em nenhum momento, propor qualquer demonstração metafísica da existência de Deus ou mesmo pretender provar, de modo inquestionável, algum dos dogmas católicos. A total ausência de demonstrações que se pretendam perfeitamente probantes explica-se, a nosso ver, pelo fato de Blaise Pascal ser um filósofo cético, ou seja, pelo fato de Pascal não crer que a razão humana é um instrumento capaz de apreender a Verdade. Assim, trata-se, aqui, de, primeiramente, estipular a plausibilidade da hipótese de leitura segundo a qual Pascal pode, com justiça, ser considerado um pensador cético. Isto feito, tratar-se-á de analisar os motivos que levaram nosso filósofo a não se utilizar de nenhuma das tradicionais provas da existência de Deus e a não considerar como plenamente probantes os raciocínios por ele elaborados em prol da religião cristã fatos que caracterizamos como limites epistemológicos da apologética de Blaise Pascal.The fragments that compose the book that today we know as Pensées are preparatory notes of an apologetics of the Christian religion that Blaise Pascal intended to write. When examining the annotations on the French philosopher, our attention is attracted by the fact that the author never proposes any metaphysical demonstration of God\'s existence, neither intends to prove, unquestionably, some of the Catholic dogmas. The total absence of demonstrations presented as definitive is explained, in our point of view, by the fact that Blaise Pascal is a skeptical philosopher, ie, because Pascal does not believe that human reason is an instrument capable of grasping the Truth. Thus, it is here to, first, establish the plausibility of the hypothesis of the interpretation according to which Pascal may justly be regarded as a skeptical thinker. This done, well analyze the reasons why our philosopher did not use any of the traditional proofs of God\'s existence and did not consider as fully demonstrative the reasonings he elaborated himself in favor of the Christian religion - facts that we consider as epistemological limits of the apologetics of Blaise Pascal
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