Critical History of Eclecticism

the slightest weakening in the preference The original French prédilection implies a moral "first choice" or "devotion" rather than just a simple liking. one owes to the truth. This preference alone can regulate the heart and lift it above objects that are not worthy of holding its interest. With this preference, we possess the greatest of all goods; with it—and this says everything—we have God on our side. One cannot, therefore, paint in colors too dark the perversity of those writers who employ all their intellect to substitute falsehood for the truth.

And let it not be said that there is no cause for alarm over a few mistakes regarding facts of Philosophical History Philosophical History: In the 18th century, this referred to a critical approach to history that sought to identify natural laws and human progress rather than just listing dates and kings. that are unrelated to Religion. For one never falsifies the truth knowingly original: "avec connoissance de cause," literally "with knowledge of the cause," meaning with full awareness of what one is doing. without being guilty. Philosophical truths, or those which