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15 Cards in this Set
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hat is Augustine’s main political question?
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○ What is justice? P. 186
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Without this particular foundation, what is the difference between a kingdom and a criminal gang?
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○ There is no difference, other than the scale of the robbery. P.186.
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How does Augustine’s view of the foundation of the state differ from Plato?
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○ Augustine defines justice as being in right relation with God and our neighbor. Plato defines it as a well-ordered soul and a well-ordered state, which means that those with the greater rational faculty ought to rule. Both would say justice is everyone getting their due; however, they have different understandings of what is their ‘due’. P. 186
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Name three conditions of just rule according to Augustine.
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○ If they fear, love, and worship God
○ If they are slow to punish, ready to pardon ○ If they restrain their luxury |
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How does Augustine understand human history?
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○ He understands human history in terms of the two cities: the Heavenly City and the Earthly city. P. 187 left column.
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What is Augustine’s view of human nature?
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○ We are fallen and rely completely on God’s grace for our salvation.
○ The fact that we are fallen does not mean we are helpless to do good and try to follow God’s will. P. 187 right column. |
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What is Augustine’s view of political life? In other words, what can we expect from political life?
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○ We can expect very little from political life. Unlike Plato or Aristotle, it is not the source of justice. pp. 189-190.
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Given Augustine’s expectation of politics, what is the purpose of the state?
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○ The purpose of the state is to maintain order so that one may pursue life in the Heavenly City.
○ Respect the Church’s spiritual authority. P. 194 right bottom; p. 197 right middle. P. 184 bottom. |
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T/F The Stoics and Augustine both advanced the notion of the universal brotherhood of man.
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○ True. P. 197 right middle.
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Why are there two cities?
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○ There are two cities because of sin in the world. Cain chose the Earthly City of self-love while Abel chose the Heavenly City of love of God. P. 187 right column
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Give Augustine’s understanding of the human soul, what is the highest virtue? How does this compare to Plato?
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○ The highest virtue is self-sacrificing love
○ For Plato the highest virtue is wisdom. |
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Although slavery is against nature and the law of God, what is even a worse kind of slavery than human bondage?
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○ Even worse than human bondage is slavery to sin; it separates us from God; it keeps us out of the Heavenly City. pp. 195-196.
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What was Augustine’s primary concern?
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o Not the forms or organizations of life, but the ways of life. P. 183.
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Augustine notes that the struggle between Good and Evil in the world is closely related to and a reflection of …
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o Conflicts in the individual. P. 183
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For Augustine, what is the essence of justice?
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o Man’s right relationship with God, which will translate into man’s right relationship with others. P. 184
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