Anti-Manichean and Other Moral Precisions in Confessions 3.7.2-9.17

Augustine's account of the foundations of morality divides into four parts: 1) absolute moral norms are adapted to changing circumstances, 2) certain components of the natural law are always invariable, 3) social and personal sins violate the natural law, and 4) evaluation of a moral act calls for a...

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Author:John M. Quinn
Published: S.n., s.l., 1988
Volume:19
Pages:165-194
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Biography > Relations and Sources > Manichaeism. Neo-manichaeism > Manichaeism related to Augustine
- Works > Confessiones
- Doctrine > Social Life > [Loi. Droit] > [Loi éternelle. Loi naturelle] > Natural Law
- Doctrine > From man to God > Evil. Sin > Sin. Concupiscence > Sin
- Doctrine > From man to God > [Morale] > [Études générales de morale] > Ethics
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:Augustine's account of the foundations of morality divides into four parts: 1) absolute moral norms are adapted to changing circumstances, 2) certain components of the natural law are always invariable, 3) social and personal sins violate the natural law, and 4) evaluation of a moral act calls for attention to the agent, intention, particular circumstances, and in special cases, to the authority of God.

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