Augustine And Human Nature Flashcards
(17 cards)
Aquinas view on human nature pre fall
Humans are created in gods nature but due to original sin no one can live up to gods standard
Free will and the fall
First act of defiance against god
Aquinas on human nature post fall
Humans are corrupt in nature
What does aquinas beleive can heal us
Gods grace
What does the fall show
Inherent nature to sin
Why do people suffer
Because of the fall and this is when we begin to suffer as we turned away from god
What is grace
Grace is love and forgiveness
Who can be saved
The deserving and the chosen
What group was aquinas in as a younger man
Gnostic state
Why does aquinas experience explain why we are bad
Many sins in his life show why we must be bad as we are susceptible to ungodly acts
Cupiditas
Greed for worldly things
Caritas
Heavenly love
Double death
Refers to original death as Adam biting the apple and moral state of humans after is moral death
Jean jacques roussea
Humans are born free and everywhere he is in chains - we are free yet society’s rules chain us
Divided will
We have a divided will as we have an inclination towards god and good yet we also have an inclination towards sinful worldly things
Dawkins on original sin
Irrational beleife as no evidence and scientific reasoning and labelling people sinful can have harmful effects
