SOCI 2660 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Absolute Monarchy, Thought Experiment, Scientific Method
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The idea that christianity is completely irrational because it embraces faith. Even if you embrace faith and the core principles of christianity you can still use reason to rationally argue topic in faith. Augustine aquinas, tried to reconcile the relationship between reason and faith. Augustine was influenced by plato"s philosophy, but didn"t know of aristotle. For augustine reason is subordinate to faith, key issue: the problem of free will in the context of original sin and gods grace at times almost argues for predestination. Augustine believes that woman are not as able to practice christian ideals, this is where the idea of women as temptresses and leading man astray. Aquinas offers us another relationship between reason and faith, aquinas draws from aristotle, and relies that on. Aristotle"s knowledge that all reason begins with human sense perception. Aquinas reinterprets eudemonia in a christian way, the highest purpose for human beings is to know and love god.