The paradox of knowing there’s so much we don’t know.
Issue
Can a film be a philosophical support? I.e. to be a tool to open up to the activity of thinking about the world. I think so.
The reason (thought 267)
Text of “thought 267” by Blaise Pascal
Text located on page 247 of the original manuscript.
The last step of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things that surpass it; it is only weak, if it does not go so far as to know this.
That if natural things surpass it, what will be said of the supernatural?
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Man is only a reed (thought 63)
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) was a philosopher, engineer and mathematician of genius. Among other major scientific and philosophical advances, he invented and built the first mechanical calculating machine in 1645, thus laying the concrete foundations of computer science.
The “Thoughts” are a collection of very short texts, divided into many themes, which were found after the death of Blaise Pascal. The “Thoughts” are Blaise Pascal’s most illustrious and striking work, which is also very accessible.
This series of films, directed by Benoît Labourdette and others in various contexts, is based on (...)
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To the little things (thought 198)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (2’45s, 2021). -
Nature begins again (thought 121)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (2’22s, 2021). -
You can imagine (thought 473)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’43s, 2021). -
Movement (thought 129)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’22s, 2020). -
Man is only a reed (thought 63)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’30s, 2020). -
The reason (thought 267)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (4’15s, 2020). -
Writing my thought (thought 372)
A film by Benoît Labourdette (1’22s, 2019). -
Thought 381
Film by Benoît Labourdette (2’47 s, 2016).