PHIL 110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Theodicy, Virtue Ethics, Miscarriage
20 Apr 2016
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Augustine talked about christian"s view of supreme good and evil. Eternal life is the supreme good and eternal death. To achieve one and escape the other, we must live rightly. He says it"s obvious that happiness can"t be attained in this life. Miscarriage of justice- example being torturing witnesses to get a confession. How can it be that a man"s death should not be bitter if his life was sweet to us. A man who loves god is wrong in loving himself. St augustine wrote this for 3 reasons: to refute the romans who blamed christians for rome"s trouble, to show that eternal peace can be found on earth, to show that hell is real. He concentrates on theodicy and how it is changing virtue ethics. To achieve your spot in heaven, you need to achieve salvation. Augustine makes it clear you do not have to achieve all virtues to get into heaven.
