محاكمة الفضول المعرف و تاريخ إدانة علم الفلك : تاريخ تلقي قصة سقوط طاليس في البئر

Abstract EN

In this article, we talk about what we could call the ‘journey of stories’ through philosophical texts, theological doctrines and historical eras Contrary to a "habit" consecrated in the tradition of the history of philosophy, we tried to show, based on the work of Hans Blumenberg, that stories (fables, anecdotes, etc.) are not just rhetorical and dialectical tools in the texts of philosophers, but rather basic elements of thought, which can reflect and indicate, in a more obvious way, and better than the concepts, changes and transformations of thought.

In this sense, anecdotes can be essential tools available to the historian in his quest for changes in ideas.

In order to prove this fact, we followed with Blumenberg the changes of an anecdote.

It is the anecdote of Thales who, while observing the stars, fell into a well.

In the Platonic version of the anecdote, the focus was on the servant’s reaction against the astronomer.

With her famous laugh, the servant made fun of those who spend their lives philosophizing.

When the Christian era came, theologians concentrated on the act of the fall of the star observer in the well.

For these theologians, Thales' desire to know the laws of the sky symbolizes the transgression of the limits of human knowledge, and for that, the astronomer deserved a divine punishment.

The story of this anecdote tells us a historical truth: we lost the original version of the anecdote forever in favor of a story about its reception.

On the other hand, this story will reveal to us the image of the world of each era and its evaluation of the functions and limits of scientific curiosity

Abstract FRE

Dans cet article, il est question de ce que nous pourrions appeler le ‘voyage des histoires’ à travers les textes philosophiques, les doctrines théologiques et les époques historiques.

A l’encontre d’une ‘habitude’ consacrée dans la tradition de l’histoire de la philosophie, nous avons essayé de montrer, en s'appuyant sur les travaux de Hans Blumenberg, que les histoires (fables, anecdotes…) ne sont pas simplement des outils rhétoriques et dialectiques dans les textes des philosophes, mais plutôt des éléments de base de la pensée, qui peuvent refléter et indiquer, d’une façon plus évidente, et mieux que les concepts, les changements et les transformations de la pensée.

En ce sens, les anecdotes peuvent être des outils essentiels à la disposition de l'historien dans sa quête des changements des idées.

Afin de prouver ce fait, nous avons suivi avec Blumenberg les changements d’une anecdote.

Il s’agit de l’anecdote de Thalès qui, alors qu’il observait les étoiles, tomba dans un puits.