![]() Revelations of Divine Love- very religious woman praying to God. You have to look to the inner self to find truth Idea of the soul from ancient Greek-makes everything alive, soul is everywhere Internal rather than looking beyond ourselves elsewhere Context of letter: a time after Rome adopted Christianity as overall religion 5-10 years prior to writing this there was the fall of Rome He's responding to the debates blaming the fall of Rome on Christianity, even though it is in power (not scapegoating) Earth- darkness, evil, use of materials Heaven- pure and eternal Pg 100, Chapter 21 first sentence Talks about justice Ideal form of republic may not actually ever be achieved 3 different way to inhabit life: busy, leisurely, a good mix of the two Depends on what people care about more, acting good now to spend an eternity in Heaven, or act however they feel and ignore what happens after they die. Earthly City-temporary- focuses on material goods: people acting according to their own opinions and morals about right/wrong. Heavenly City-eternal: people acting according to how God would want them to. By consensus, the system can move forward. Augustine sees a republic as a coming together of people, in consensus, not unanimity, to decide what is right/wrong, just/ unjust. What is right depends on what is normal in different cultures and religions. No republics actually exist because there is no general consensus of what justice is/ what is right. Republic- there is a hierarchy of justice if people don't agree to what is just. Taking control of your emotions, and being un-phased by difficult decisions Martyrdom- someone willing to die for their faith (comparison to now, would people still die for religion?) Relation to Crito: both given option to escape death, but both chose to go through with it Have a vision of a ladder going to heaven so they knew that it was okay to die because they would end up in a better place. ![]() Mindset is that all actions on Earth lead you to a better place, so even though they would die a painful death, the ends surpass the means. ![]() ![]() Importance of faith and loyalty to God, how passionate people can be about their religion. They both knew that dying for their beliefs would be rewarding in the afterlife. Felicity was pregnant at the time as well, and also refused to give up faith. Even though her father begged her to renounce her religion, she said she could not because her Christianity would bring her to the City of God. Perpetua was separated from her baby while in jail, but believing in God allowed her to accept her fate. Story of two women that were persecuted because of their religious beliefs. Ethical dilemma he was faced with couldn't be broken so he faced the consequences One should listen to an expert rather than a majority because the expert spends a lifetime studying a theory and knows the pros and cons. An eye for an eye does not work, just as an injustice for an injustice does not work. Social contract theory: Living and being somewhere and acting accordingly Our duty to obey the law. He explains the difference between what is just and unjust. Socrates would rather obey the laws, but try to argue why his actions as just, as opposed to escaping and breaking multiple laws. Socrates was wise and said it does not matter what people think, he has to do what is necessary to prove a point. But Socrates worries about the financial and physical risk that his friends will be left to deal with if he truly leaves to another place. Crito did not want Socrates to abandon his sons, or staying to aid the enemy. Socrates is awaiting execution while Crito tries to persuade him to escape. A dialogue between Crito and Socrates when he was in jail.
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