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Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
literary work
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gptkbp:addresses |
moral dilemmas
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gptkbp:analyzes |
the role of reason
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gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Blaise_Pascal
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gptkbp:challenges |
religious authority
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gptkbp:contains |
philosophical_arguments
|
gptkbp:criticism |
religious hypocrisy
Jesuit practices |
gptkbp:discusses |
the nature of faith
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gptkbp:genre |
philosophical literature
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
Counter-Reformation
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lettres provinciales
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gptkbp:impact |
debate on religious issues
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gptkbp:influence |
French_literature
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gptkbp:influenced |
Enlightenment thinkers
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gptkbp:inspiration |
later writers
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gptkbp:is_a_character_in |
18
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gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the_study_of_Pascal.
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gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
Christian_apologetics
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gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of |
17th-century France
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
inspiration for modern writers
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gptkbp:is_available_in |
public domain
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gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
philosophical inquiry
|
gptkbp:is_essential_for |
the history of ideas
|
gptkbp:is_featured_in |
a precursor to modern essays
|
gptkbp:is_known_for |
its rhetorical style
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gptkbp:is_part_of |
Pascal's_critique_of_religion
Pascal's_works |
gptkbp:is_recognized_for |
its intellectual depth
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gptkbp:is_referenced_in |
philosophical discussions
|
gptkbp:is_studied_in |
literary criticism
literature courses |
gptkbp:is_used_in |
historical studies
religious debates scholars of theology other works of satire anthologies_of_French_literature |
gptkbp:landmark |
French_intellectual_history
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gptkbp:language |
French
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gptkbp:notable_feature |
use of irony
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gptkbp:publishedBy |
gptkb:Paris
1656 true |
gptkbp:significance |
early example of modern prose
|
gptkbp:style |
epistolary
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gptkbp:suitableFor |
a_classic_of_French_literature
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gptkbp:target_audience |
intellectuals and clergy
|
gptkbp:theme |
critique_of_Jesuit_moral_theology
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gptkbp:translatedInto |
multiple languages
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gptkbp:uses |
satire
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
Jesuit writings
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gptkbp:wrote |
first person
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