PHIL1090 Lecture Notes - Concupiscence, Theocracy, Beatific Vision
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Credo ut intelligam i believe in order to understand. Talks about philosophy beguiling you and tell you something contrary to the wisdom of the holy ghost. He says philosophy leads you away through vain deceit. Philosophy as handmaiden at theology (the sacred science). Scripture inspired by god is no part of philosophical science, which has been built up by human reason. Besides philosophical science there should be other knowledge inspired by god. It was necessary for a man"s salvation that there should be a knowledge revealed by god, besides philosophical science built up by human reason. You wouldn"t be able to do it on your own and that is why god gave it to you. Couldn"t come to these conclusion by your own human reason so god provided. Personality in which the component elements combine harmoniously. Covenanted self of judaism the fact of christianity.
