POSC 101 Lecture 12: Lecture #12- Augustine Continued
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Miserable people are that way because they are seperated from the tranquility of order. Good can exist without evil but evil cannot exist without good (ex. People feel guilty because of the good that they have lost. Pain is caused because you still have a capacity and need to be good pg 114 c. Man is different from animals because he has a rational soul which checks his appetites- Three things to love pg 115 the peace of the rational soul (pursuit of knowledge) Rule from a sense of duty not command. Slavery is not natural, it is caused by sin. Perfect will- nothing bad ever happens to people. Permissive will- the world is not perfect, people make decisions and make mistakes, some people are better than others. True fathers should find that their burden of authority is greater than the service of their. Do not spare punishment of any member of your household because you are not doing.