PHIL1070 Study Guide - Manichaeism
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At the beginning of this book, augustine invites god to "come into me. " What qualities of god make this request impossible (if it is taken literally): he transcends everything and is within everything. Cannot be contained by what he created, as he is not a bounded, mobile, divisible being. At the same time god is the necessary condition for everything, so he"s within. What is augustine"s opinion about reading fiction: a misleading waste of time, it is sinful because you are reading of other"s sins while remaining ignorant of ones own. What is the message of the pear-tree experience: stole pears for no reason other than pure mischief (twisted one of god"s, friendship can be dangerous, a seduction of the mind. It must subject attributes) choose lesser good to reason if it is to be truly good. How does augustine explain the fact that human beings act badly or follow evil: every sin a human perversion of god and goodness.
