GENERAL REMARKS ON HUMAN FREEDOM FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF CHRISTIANITY. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN FREEDOM AND THE OMNISCIENCE OF GOD IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAINT AUGUSTINE
Journal Title: Вісник Житомирського державного університету імені Івана Франка - Year 2018, Vol 84, Issue 1
Abstract
The article is devoted to the relationship between freedom and divine providence in people's life. In his book entitled ''On free choice of the will'' an outstanding Christian philosopher St. Augustine argued that infallible divine foreknowledge of the future should not necessarily be in conflict with the free will of the man. This work is constructed in the form of a dialogue between St. Augustine and Evodius, who asks questions and Augustine leads him to right ideas through the line of reasoning. Such method of writing was very common in ancient times. Augustine is considered to be one of the most prominent authorities when it comes to the problem of freedom. The question of free will and choice is one of the most mysterious for the believer. We hear different opinions on this. But the emphasis here will be on the usage of the word ''freedom'' by St. Augustine. Just like all monotheists he calls God all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful. According to this definition, God knows everything about our plans for future, so the problem is, whether or not God foreknowledge determines our future actions. Using the ''dialectical method'', which is also called the ''Socratic method'', and some other philosophical mechanisms, Augustine tried to prove the existence of free will.
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O. A. Turowska,
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