Good Evening Group 1
We discussed Epictitus and the Stoicism behind his views. With this I believe that we related best across the board for our understanding of men and women. Either way the conversations that we had were good.
Stoic, What is this word mean to us or how does it reflect us.
Augustine; This was quite the turn of philosophers from Epictitus. Jumping into beliefs of god, satin, good, evil and the purpose or decisions that we make. Augustine tries to explain how we are free to make the decisions that we do. Our group has several who know stories of the bible and may strike great conversations relating Augustines' view to those.
When Augustine was in his thirties he followed which religion?
Here are some good things that we can ponder over. See you all on Tuesday.
Michael Lucas
09-16-2012
Augustine seemed very interesting to me, i am looking forward to hearing everyone's views on this.
ReplyDeleteis god truly all powerful?
why do you think he allows bad things to happen people?
Dylan Story
what was Augustine's opinion on why people did bad things?
This chapter was my favorite so far, and like Dylan, I am very interested in hearing everyone's views as well. I think that many people today wonder about why God can let evil into the world today when it is our free will that makes all of the choices. What is everyone else's views on why bad things happen in the world today?
ReplyDeleteFactual questions:
What is Manichaeism?
At what age did Augustine convert to Christianity?
I also really enjoyed this chapter. I wasn't raised in a religious family, but I still (somewhat) believe in a higher power, so these are all things I've wondered myself in trying to figure out what it is I believe in.
ReplyDeleteDo you think God really has all of the power? Or do you think it's split with evil as well? How does one side show more in some people than others?
Factual questions:
What is a consequence of having free will?
According to Augustine, what was the Original Sin?
I applaud Augustine for inquiring about the religious questions that most of us think about. Although we will never truly know the answers we all can just assume that what we have been taught is true. Since God is all-knowing and has all the wisdom, it's almost impossible to understand why he would allow or do anything whether good or evil. Augustine, like most Christians wants answers to age old questions, but if they ever found out the answer would they change the way they live? If we find out that God knowingly allows evil do we become more afraid of him and go completely straight from all wrong doings? Would we start to view God as a terrorist?
ReplyDeleteFactual Question: What is Augustines real name?
Discussional Question: If God is all forgiving, why didn't he forgive satan?
Augustine - Who is pulling on our strings?
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling this is going to spark a rather passionate discussion knowing our group. I'd like to encourage everyone to be prepared to debate calmly and keep in mind everyone is entitled to their own opinions, because usually conversations on this topic tend to get heated. I'm excited!
Factual Question: In his early years what Religion did Augustine subscribe to? (Answer: He was a Manichaean)
Discussion Question: God has given us free will, but is free will necessarily a good thing?
Rachel Grahek (Section 13 Group 1)
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Fox and The Lion [Section 13 Group 1]
ReplyDeleteThe summer before 10th grade I had the 'pleasure' of reading "The Prince" for my Modern Western Thought class. It's tough material but 'A Little History of Philosophy' does a pretty good job summing the main points. I'll tell you this Machiavelli has a no mercy attitude about just about everything. He's had the makings of a cold-hearted leader if there ever was one.
Factual Question: When was ‘The Prince’ published? (1532)
Discussion Topic: What's the point of being a leader or ruler if the main reason behind your reign is not to serve your people?