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. ... A good place to start on the road to enlightenment is with the study of philosophy. ... Perhaps instead of "the love of wisdom," philosophy should be called "the love and application of wisdom," for this is the true purpose of philosophy and this is what is required of every man to lead a good life free from the fetters of dependence. ...
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