Episode 121: Augustine on Being Good (Part Two)

Summary: More on The Confessions, books 1–9. He tells us to love the world, but only insofar as you're really loving the creator, so don't get too carried away. What are the logical and not-so-logical-but-certainly-predictable implications of this kind of view? Misogyny? Persecution of heretics? We try to relate his comments on the will back to our discussion with Eva Brann and also, what's the deal with all the Bible quotes?<br> Listen to <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/08/10/ep121-1-augustine/" target="_blank">part one</a> first.<br> <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/08/05/topic-122-123-augustine/" target="_blank">Read more about the topic and get the text</a>.<br> Includes the 8/14/15 <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/pel-not-school-introduction/" target="_blank">Not School</a> update with Nathan Hanks. <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership-options/" target="_blank">Become a PEL Citizen</a> to participate, and you'll also get access to an <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/08/08/ep121-augustine-citizen/" target="_blank">ad-free, slightly extended version of this discussion</a>!<br> You can also support PEL by <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/donate/" target="_blank">making a donation</a>, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=777913&amp;u=777913&amp;ty=h" target="_blank">setting up a recurring micro-donation via Patreon</a>, or <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/shopdonate/" target="_blank">buying some merch</a>.<br> End song: "I Still Want" by <a href="http://newpeopleband.com/" target="_blank">New People</a>, from Impossible Things (2011), written/sung by Matt Ackerman.<br> Sponsor: Visit <a href="http://thegreatcourses.com/PEL" target="_blank">thegreatcourses.com/PEL</a>, for massive discounts on great lectures.<br>