Questioning goodness - St. Augustine

Questioning goodness - St. Augustine

When there is a question as to whether a man is good, one does not ask what he believes, or what he hopes, but what he loves.

- St. Augustine

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2 Comments

  1. CP

    Is it good because he loves it, or does he love it because it’s good?

    Actually I’m not being flippant; this question has a particular importance in studying Augustine’s theory of the good!

    Posted October 12, 2007 at 9:47 am | Permalink
  2. Swad

    I don’t know man… I just thought it was a nice quotation!!! :-)
    Seriously, though - I would hope that it would be that he loves it because it’s good. Is there some question about how Augustine views this? (Your question sounds a little like the Euthyphro problem.)

    Posted October 12, 2007 at 10:01 am | Permalink

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