St. Augustine Free Will

The idea of free will, the ability to make choices, is fundamental to Judaism. The traditional Jewish conception of human nature includes a belief that human beings are/were created in the image of God. Judaism views that all human beings neutral, unlike some other philosophers like St. Augustine who think humankind started from sin. The concept of “original sin” is not applicable in this case. It has a belief that every person can choose between good and evil. The moral conscience that reminds a person of God’s law when a person is making choice or taking action is called Yetzer Tov. Yetzer Ra, on the other hand, is an evil or selfishness to satisfy desires and needs, not considering consequences. However, Jewish views that Yetzer ra it not
What is St. Augustine’s view of free will, and how does he employ it to respond to the classical problem of evil? Imagine you are explaining this to someone who has Christian faith but doesn’t know of St. Augustine’s response to the problem of evil.
Free will, in general, is the ability that is not controlled by God or fate. Therefore individuals get to choose how to act and free will is a gift of God. Augustine believed human have the ability to resist temptation and sin in his early years. However, in conclusion, St. Augustine argued that all men were created with freedom to make choices “in perfect image of God” and convey God has no responsibility of evil. St. Augustine believed that humans “abuse” their free will, and the consequences of free will is evil. Accordingly, St. Augustine insisted that free will is not an ideal concept, because starting from Adam and Eve, evil and sin is caused by humans. However, he also realized that people cannot live in properly without free will, and believed that was the reason why God allowed freedom. St. Augustin had a belief that all mankind cannot obey the rules bty their morals because they are so
Kant said other than the actual consequences of a particular action, the “intent” is what it matters. For his Formula of Humanity, Kant developed two formulations; The first formula was Categorical Imperative, imperative meaning something that a person must do.The second formula was Humanity as an end itself by saying “Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time as an end.” This quote means you should treat each person with respect and