According to Melanchthon, man does not really need to create a reason for friendship. It is the fulfillment of a natural inclination to be social. The Epicurean idea of friendship, that two people merely come together out of necessity or utility, is seen as a minimalist perspective. The fulfillment of utility arises from virtue and [...]
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The Virtue of Friendship as the Basis of Society
Posted in Ethics, Natural Law, Nature/Supernatural, Philip Melanchthon, Philosophy, Philosophy/Theology, Politics, Reformation, tagged church/state, Epicurus, Epitome ethices, friendship, plato, virtue on August 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
De Vita Magistri
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A brief update for those who have been wondering where all the posting went. I’ve begun my first year as a high-school teacher. So, I have been busy preparing daily lectures on the Ptolemies and Seleucids (for New Testament class), faith and reason (for Discipleship), God’s transcendence and immanence (for Worldview), teleological and deontological ethics [...]
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