The Genesis of Blaise Pascal's Religious and Philosophical Views in the Statements of the Spiritual Superiors of the UGCC (Sophron Mudryi)

Abstract

The idea of ​​self-knowledge as a way of finding happiness, put forward by philosophers since antiquity, since Socrates, and still reminds of himself in modern culture. In the context of human history, it has acquired new features depending on the specifics of the eras, and the result of its evolution we see today. Man pays a lot of attention to his inner world and subjective experience, he appreciates it and equates it to the common good. Man seeks respect and tolerance, freedom of expression, realizes himself as the highest value of this world.