Augustine And Human Nature Flashcards
1
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Romans 7
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The inner will is ‘divided’ and ‘half wounded’
2
Q
Pelagius
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Human nature is not flawed. Sin must be freely chosen than inherited. Humans only responsible for their own sin and are not tainted with sin of Adam and Eve
3
Q
Rousseau
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Man is born few and everywhere else is in chains. Humans were naturally generous, only act otherwise depending on their situation
4
Q
John Paul Sartre
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‘There is no human nature’ - humans capable of making their own essence
5
Q
T Hobbes
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‘The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’. Naturally humans are selfish. Using reason to communicate with others makes life tolerable
6
Q
Niebuhr
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No action can be entirely good
