Human nature is something that has been studied for ages and ages. There have been many great philosophers throughout time, two of them are Saint Aurelius Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas. They both have different views on why we are who we are but they both agree that God comes first. They both have different views on human nature, our ability to know good and our ability to do good.
Human Nature
Augustine
Augustine had a very unlikely path, for one that ended up being so involved in the church. R. H. Lowery, says Augustine states that the flaw to do evil was in our souls because of the Fall of Adam and Eve. (Lowery, 1998) As humans Augustine says we are all born with the capacity to do evil. We react to this evil in many different ways but our paths should always lead us to God in the end. Augustine believes that we are all born sinners and therefore from birth we need to be taught how to be and do good.
Aquinas
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Augustine says that we need to attach our faith in God because He is he only reality that does not change. If we do this, we will know the ability to know good in all of our situations.
Aquinas
Aquinas view on natural law is described as natural theology. There is the path that people and nature take that lead us to God. Aquinas answer to why things are the way they are is because God made them that way; everything about life on earth is something that God has laid down for us so that we can find him. God has intentions for everything according to Aquinas viewpoint. We were not just put here there are intentions for everything in life. Aquinas says that our human nature is what we need to live by in order reach God.
Human Ability to do "the Good."
Human Nature
Augustine
Augustine had a very unlikely path, for one that ended up being so involved in the church. R. H. Lowery, says Augustine states that the flaw to do evil was in our souls because of the Fall of Adam and Eve. (Lowery, 1998) As humans Augustine says we are all born with the capacity to do evil. We react to this evil in many different ways but our paths should always lead us to God in the end. Augustine believes that we are all born sinners and therefore from birth we need to be taught how to be and do good.
Aquinas
According to Leo J. Elders, …show more content…
Augustine says that we need to attach our faith in God because He is he only reality that does not change. If we do this, we will know the ability to know good in all of our situations.
Aquinas
Aquinas view on natural law is described as natural theology. There is the path that people and nature take that lead us to God. Aquinas answer to why things are the way they are is because God made them that way; everything about life on earth is something that God has laid down for us so that we can find him. God has intentions for everything according to Aquinas viewpoint. We were not just put here there are intentions for everything in life. Aquinas says that our human nature is what we need to live by in order reach God.
Human Ability to do "the Good."