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Compare How Hobbes And Augustine Think The Condition Of War Arises And Defend One Author's Account Of `ordinary' Morality As An Antedote For It
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Compare how Hobbes and Augustine Think The Condition of War Arises and Defend One
Author's Account of `ordinary' Morality As An Antedote For It
Augustine believes that the condition of war arises when the perfectly
ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God is disrupted (The City of God, 690)
whereas ....
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....lity would not be a
part of a Christian's life on earth. Augustine counters by indicating that war
may be and is waged by God's commandment. To Augustine, waging war out of
obedience to God is very different than to wage war for personal gain. But even
wars caused by unselfish humans can be profitable to the faithful through
patience and discipline to God. Augustine seems to believe that war is waged so
that peace may be obtained. Since we all seek peace, war, then, can be
obligatory when evil .... |
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