“ Probability.—The doctrine in casuistry that of two probable views, both reasonable, one may follow his own inclinations, as a doubtful law cannot impose a certain obligation. ”
Blaise Pascal, Pensées (1670). copy citation
| Author | Blaise Pascal |
|---|---|
| Source | Pensées |
| Topic | law obligation |
| Date | 1670 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by W. F. Trotter |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18269/18269-h/18269-h.htm |
Context
“We will be as the other nations.—I Sam. viii, 20.
[374] P. 268, l. 19. Vince in bono malum.—Romans xii, 21.
[375] P. 268, l. 26. Montalte.—See note on page 6, line 30, above.
[376] P. 269, l. 11. Probability.—The doctrine in casuistry that of two probable views, both reasonable, one may follow his own inclinations, as a doubtful law cannot impose a certain obligation. It was held by the Jesuits, the famous religious order founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola. This section of the Pensées is directed chiefly against them.
[377] P. 269, l. 22. Coacervabunt sibi magistros.—2 Tim. iv, 3.
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[374] P. 268, l. 19. Vince in bono malum.—Romans xii, 21.
[375] P. 268, l. 26. Montalte.—See note on page 6, line 30, above.
[376] P. 269, l. 11. Probability.—The doctrine in casuistry that of two probable views, both reasonable, one may follow his own inclinations, as a doubtful law cannot impose a certain obligation. It was held by the Jesuits, the famous religious order founded in 1534 by Ignatius Loyola. This section of the Pensées is directed chiefly against them.
[377] P. 269, l. 22. Coacervabunt sibi magistros.—2 Tim. iv, 3.
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