The Problem of Free ChoiceOne of Augustine's most important works, written between 388 and 395, this dialogue has as its objective not so much to discuss free will for its own sake as to discuss the problem of evil in reference to the existence of God, who is almighty and all-good. |
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A. H. Armstrong A.-Then A.-Well A.-What argument Augustine Augustine's beasts beauty believe better blame bodily senses bodily things body called certainly changeable clear corruption created creature deny deserves desire devil discussion divine doubt E.-I agree E.-I think E.-That eternal law Evodius exist eyes faith follows foolish foreknows free choice Gilson Gilson points give given grace grasp happy Hence higher Hippo Regius idea ignorance and difficulty inner sense judge justice justly knowledge libero arbitrio light live rightly man's Manichaean Manichees means mind movement nature Neo-Platonism object original sin passion Pelagians Pelagius perceive perfection Plotinus possess praise present principle problem problem of evil punishment question realise reason Saint Augustine seek Semipelagianism sins soul suffer supreme teaching temporal things theory Thonnard thought true turn unchangeable truth understand unhappy unjust unless vice virtues whole wicked wisdom wise wish words wrong wrongly