O conceito de vontade em Agostinho

AUTOR(ES)

Elias de Medeiros Guimarães

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Augustine classifies the will as an intermediate good that can move itself as much toward inferior goods as to superior ones. What cause the moving of the will? The answer can be divided in three parts, which correspond to the three phases of the bishop of Hippos life. First, the will is free to decide any direction, regardless of what is right or wrong according to the reason. In this way, it is necessary to be a learned Christian in order that the will be able to move to the superior goods. After that, Augustine maintains that the will becomes weaker by the influence of bad habit (consuetudo), which originates from the sin. The origin of this sin is situated in the delight of the recollections of the memory. Finally, our will is regarded as incompetent to carry out the will of God. Therefore, the divine Grace is necessary in order to prepare the human will for the direction of the Eternal.

ASSUNTO(S)

vontade will habit memória deleite filosofia grace hábito goods delight graça bens memory

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