1. Kant vs. Augustine on Authority
Throughout his work "On Free Choice of the Will," he repeatedly calls upon God's help and assistance to guide his reasoning and arguments, yet it is his own intelligence that allows him to quickly formulate his responses to Evodius" questions. ... It was his own rationality and free will that allowed him to see the contradictive nature of the other sects and thus turn his life toward a more positive and productive path. ... Even people in such positions of power are often unenlightened because they act according to the advice of advisors or the general will rather than following their ...
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