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    1) According to Augustine‚ what motivates good masters to rule over their families and slaves? How does this contrast to Aristotle’s conception of masters. 1. Aristotle argues that masters rule over their slave in tyranny due to their belief that some individuals are born as slaves‚ and are inherently slaves by nature. For these slaves‚ their identity as slaves is dependent upon their very nature‚ rather than their social position or location (page 1991‚ line 33‚ and page 1990 line 5). Aristotle

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    St. Augustine‚ was born in A.D. 354 and eventually became the Father of the early church. Referred to as one of the greatest philosophers and theologians of all time‚ Augustine influenced the development of Western Christianity and provided a new twist on the idea of thinking. He did through a few of his very famous and attractive writings‚ Confessions and City of God. “Scripture tells us that those who seek the Lord will praise him‚ for as they seek they find him‚ and on finding him they will praise

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    The Apostle Paul‚ Saint Augustine & Martin Luther Their impact on the Christian Faith March 12‚ 2009 The Apostle Paul‚ Saint Augustine‚ and Martin Luther have been three very important figures in the Christian church. Each went through a unique personal experience that changed the course of their lives. Those experiences were important to them and they should be important to anyone of the Christian faith

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    Augustine: Primary Source Analysis Augustine of Hippo‚ also known as Saint Augustine‚ Blessed Augustine and Doctor of Grace‚ lived between 354‚ and 430 AD. Born in Thagaste‚ Roman Africa (Algeria)‚ to a pagan father and Christian mother‚ he is recognized‚ historically‚ as significant Christian Theologian and philosopher.1 Augustine‚ in his writing‚ City of God‚ documents the treatment and relationship between Innocentius‚ the physicians conducting the surgeries‚ and the house physician. Augustine

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    Government‚ he identifies a government that is of the peoples consent with his essential raison d΄être being the preservation and protection of personal property. This type of government is extremely comparable with the type of government that St. Augustine describes in his work City of God‚ while at the same time contrasts the views of Aquinas in the ways a state should operate. The end goal of how each of these philosophers’ states purposes presents the greatest split between each of their philosophies

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    Aquinas vs. Augustine on their varying views of women. St Thomas Aquinas and St Augustine of Hippo are considered to be two of the greatest Christian theologians in the history of Christianity. Both of these men are apart of the same organization‚ the Church. Just by this fact it would be easy to assume that they agree on all major issues of the day but this is not the case. They have completely differing views with respect to women in secular and religious life corresponding with the idea of original

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    Contemporary Thinkers: Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Augustine‚ Aguinas Question #1 : Please discuss the political organization of the Greek city- states‚ particularly Athenian democracy at the time of Pericles‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle. Also discuss the backgrounds of Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle and the fate of the Greek city-states historically. During the time of Pericles‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle‚ Greece was divided into city-states with a wide variety of constitutions‚ ranging from Sparta ’s military dictatorship

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    Statement • Three philosophers‚ St. Augustine‚ Pseudo-Dionysius‚ and St. Thomas Aquinas‚ delivered important assistances to aesthetic theory during the middle Ages. These three philosophers engaged the two main methods to philosophy in the middle Ages. Augustine established thoughts about rhythm that are related to his aesthetic theory‚ particularly the confidence that rhythm initiates with God. This indication of rhythm is explained in Augustine’s De Musica. For Augustine‚ rhythm is indisputable and everlasting

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    Genesis. Augustine argues two central aspects‚ to confess one’s faults to God and to praise God‚ which come together to form one central theme that helps us better understand ourselves‚ our religious orientation‚ and forgiveness‚ as shown in his writings of The Confessions and The City of God. This theme helps answer key worldview questions such as who we are‚ why we are here‚ what the problem in the world is‚ and what the solution is. On the grounds of Augustine’s implication

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    Explain the origin and nature of good and evil in Augustine. In the Enchiridion on Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love‚ Augustine thoughtfully examines the origin and nature of Good and Evil‚ which is important for the daily Christian living. Augustine claims that God is the greatest good and He creates humans with that same good‚ so God does not create Evil. However‚ Evil‚ writes Augustine‚ is like a parasite‚ which comes as a deformation or corruption of something good. It is clear to say‚ “There can be

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