Aug Sex And That Flashcards
Post the fall, man loses his ability to control…
His sexual desires.
Not just during sex, but the desire to have it.
Original sin characterises…
Human nature.
Sin is…
Involuntary.
We prefer to do wrong, as out souls are chained by sin.
In “On the goods of marriage” Aug distinguishes between the physical delight of sex, and…
The Libido (misuse of impulse) Claiming it is “pardonable” to enjoy sex without the intention of procreation
What are the three goods?
Procreation
Mutual Fidelity (Mutual faith and support of one another)
Indissoluble (ban of remarriage)
In Book 1, Aug states the platonic view that…
In Book 2, he changes this view to state that…
BK1: FW makes it possible to use reason to aspire to the good (flourish) by living virtuously.
BK2: (Post becoming Xian) He argues reason cannot overcome the punishments for humans rebellion.
Aug says we live in a …….. World
Post-Lapsarian world. (World after the fall).
Therefore our tendency to do bad things is ontological (part of out nature).
Original Sin is passed on through…
Sexual Intercourse.
Causing human selfishness, a lack of free will, and a corruption in all human societies.
Humans were and are created in the…
“Imago Dei” - The image of God.
Aug speaks of inherent spiritual equality between men and women.
Adam and Eve relationship pre-fall:
Co-exist as friends in a harmonious relationship.
Have perfect self-control.
There’s is no lust.
Post-Fall human relationships: The will is now out of…
Control.
Driven by self-love, lust.
Post-Fall: Harmony is lost, causing…
An epistemic gap to widen.
Post-Fall: Through reason, the will knows what is good, but…
Is far too often motivated by Concupiscence.
Sexual Lust
New Testament St.Paul quote Romans 7:15 that supports Augs view on Post-Fall humanity
“I do not understand what i do. For what i want to do I do not do, but what i hate i do”
