Esprit 2015/3 March April
Journal article

The Ordinary Madness of Power

About Pascal

Pages 152 to 164

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  • FŒSSEL, Michaël,
2015. The Ordinary Madness of Power About Pascal. Esprit, 2015/3 March April, p.152-164. DOI : 10.3917/espri.1503.0152. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-esprit-2015-3-page-152?lang=en.
  • Fœssel, Michaël.
« The Ordinary Madness of Power : About Pascal ». Esprit, 2015/3 March April, 2015. p.152-164. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-esprit-2015-3-page-152?lang=en.
  • Fœssel, M.
(2015). The Ordinary Madness of Power About Pascal. Esprit, March April(3), 152-164. https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.1503.0152.

https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.1503.0152

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Cite this article

  • Fœssel, M.
(2015). The Ordinary Madness of Power About Pascal. Esprit, March April(3), 152-164. https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.1503.0152.
  • Fœssel, Michaël.
« The Ordinary Madness of Power : About Pascal ». Esprit, 2015/3 March April, 2015. p.152-164. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-esprit-2015-3-page-152?lang=en.
  • FŒSSEL, Michaël,
2015. The Ordinary Madness of Power About Pascal. Esprit, 2015/3 March April, p.152-164. DOI : 10.3917/espri.1503.0152. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-esprit-2015-3-page-152?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.1503.0152

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Pascal was the first philosopher to connect madness with power. To him, modern societies are fuelled by a passion for legitimacy which, under the appearance of reason, leads them to madness. How do the governed and those who govern them become blinded by their belief in their own legicimacy ?

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https://doi.org/10.3917/espri.1503.0152