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Compare how Hobbes and Augustine Think The Condition of War Arises and Defend One
Author's Account of `ordinary' Morality As An Antedote For It
Compare how Hobbes and Augustine Think The Condition of War Arises and Defend One
Author's Account of `ordinary' Morality As An Antedote For It
Augustine believes that th ....
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.... theory summarizes the principle of
ordered harmony. This theory finds perfection in a mutual society that believes
in God. Believing in God, though, lends a problem in the simple rule of justice:
how do we give each other their due? Seemingly, war or hostility would not be a
part of a Christian's life on earth. Augustine counters by indicating that war
may be and is waged by God's commandment. To Augustine, waging war out of
obedience to God is very different than to wage war for personal gain. But even
wars caused by unselfish humans can be profitable to the fai ....
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