The teachings of both Augustine and Aquinas are an attempt to meld the teachings of “pagan”philosophy with the precepts of Christianity.(Discuss)
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Here are the questions that will appear on the exam.
1. The teachings of both Augustine and Aquinas are
an attempt to meld the teachings of “pagan”
philosophy with the precepts of Christianity.
(Discuss)
2. According to Cicero, the best form of government
is one in which those particularly qualified to rule
do so with the consent of the people. (Discuss)
3. With the political philosophy of Machiavelli we have
a definite break with the “classical” tradition.
Machiavelli’s purpose is “on the basis of
knowledge of how men do live, to teach Princes
how they ought to live.” Political theory is now
reduced to a technique for the successful
manipulation of power in the service of posited
ends whose value is not examined. (Discuss)
4. While Aristotle agreed with Plato that the Polis
existed for the good life, his views on what the
good life entailed and how it was best to be
guaranteed differed significantly. (Discuss)
