Book 4 Flashcards
(18 cards)
What was augustines role during ages 19 to 28
teacher of liberal arts
what religion did Augustine follow from ages 19 to 28
manicheeinism
what does Augustine mean by living a life of ‘seducing and being seduced, deceiving and being deceieved’
he essentially feels tricked into following Manichaeism and thus holds regret for preaching it to others
what lesson does Augustine learn from the woman he was seeing
the difference between what marriage is supposed to be vs the ‘mutual consent of those whose love is a matter of physical sex’
what did Augustine feel about soothsayers and sorcerers
outraged at the possibility of sacrificing an animal to ensure success, when in reality he should have been outraged at the premise of ‘gaining support of demons’ for winning
how does Augustine contrast sacrifice of animals to machineesim
was opposed to sacrifice of animals to demons yet by believing in manicheeinism, he was sacrificing himself to them
what drew Augustine to astrologers
no sacrifice and interested in hearing their claims
what is augustines issue w astrology
removes the personal accountability for sin (have mercy on me, heal my soul for I have sinned against you) :
‘the reason for your sinning is determined by the heaven’
‘Venus and mars and Saturn are responsible for this act’
how did Augustine begin to ween away from astrology
approached by doctor friend, warned that this was a waste of time (utterly bogus
how did Augustine describe his relationship with astrology
addiction
what was the doctors argument for Augustine to abandon astrology
doctor was initially interested in astrology as a profession and found it bogus. Augustine should heed his advice as he only pursues astrology as a hobby, and thus should be all the more ready to believe the doctors view on the matter as he took it seriously and planned to earn his living exclusively from it
how does the doctor explain correct astrology predictions
by chance
what did Augustine do with the doctors advice regarding astrology
ignored it, not yet convinced
how does Augustine retrospectively view the message he received from the doctor about astrology
word of god through doctor
what is the name of augustines friend
nebridius
what did auggie do to his friend
turned him toward Manichaeism
what happened to friend
died after one year of freindship
what happened to friend right before he passed
‘baptized without knowing it’
horrified with Augustine as if he were an enemy, and said that if he wished to remain friends w him, that he should stop preaching Manichaeism to him
