Pdf [repack] | Augustine On The Happy Life
In his early work, On the Happy Life , St. Augustine argues that true fulfillment is achieved by possessing the eternal—God—rather than fleeting material goods. He defines happiness as a state of "fullness" achieved through wisdom and the pursuit of Divine truth. To explore the original text, you can read it on Scribd . Augustine - On The Happy Life PDF - Scribd
- Even philosophers need divine help to be happy.
- Augustine concludes that Christ, the divine Truth, enables humans to attain the happy life—even in this life, in hope and foretaste, though fully only in the afterlife.
4. The Body-Soul Relationship
- False Goods: He dismisses physical beauty, wealth, honors, and bodily pleasures as "goods that can be lost." If your happiness depends on something you can lose, you live in fear, not happiness.
- The Supreme Good: Happiness requires a good that cannot be lost. This leads to the conclusion that the only immutable good is God.
- Augustine: Earlier Writings (Westminster John Knox Press) – includes the Happy Life.
- The Happy Life: Answer to the Skeptics (Catholic University of America Press).
- Augustine of Hippo. (386 AD). De Beata Vita (On the Happy Life).
- O'Donovan, A. (1980). The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine. Yale University Press.
- Brown, P. (2000). Augustine of Hippo: A Biography. University of California Press.
- Hardiman, D. (2011). Augustine's Theory of Happiness. Journal of the History of Philosophy, 49(3), 339-355.
- Introductory essays on Augustine’s ethics and anthropology.
- Commentaries on De beata vita or collections of Augustine’s early works.
- Comparative works: Augustine vs. Aristotle on happiness; Augustine’s views in light of Christian theology.
Part 2: The Core Thesis – God Is the Happy Life
: In his later reflections, he clarifies that perfect happiness is only achievable in eternal life after the resurrection, though a "provisional" happiness is possible through grace and virtue on earth. ResearchGate Augustine - On The Happy Life PDF - Scribd
In his early work, On the Happy Life , St. Augustine argues that true fulfillment is achieved by possessing the eternal—God—rather than fleeting material goods. He defines happiness as a state of "fullness" achieved through wisdom and the pursuit of Divine truth. To explore the original text, you can read it on Scribd . Augustine - On The Happy Life PDF - Scribd
- Even philosophers need divine help to be happy.
- Augustine concludes that Christ, the divine Truth, enables humans to attain the happy life—even in this life, in hope and foretaste, though fully only in the afterlife.
4. The Body-Soul Relationship
- False Goods: He dismisses physical beauty, wealth, honors, and bodily pleasures as "goods that can be lost." If your happiness depends on something you can lose, you live in fear, not happiness.
- The Supreme Good: Happiness requires a good that cannot be lost. This leads to the conclusion that the only immutable good is God.
- Augustine: Earlier Writings (Westminster John Knox Press) – includes the Happy Life.
- The Happy Life: Answer to the Skeptics (Catholic University of America Press).
- Augustine of Hippo. (386 AD). De Beata Vita (On the Happy Life).
- O'Donovan, A. (1980). The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine. Yale University Press.
- Brown, P. (2000). Augustine of Hippo: A Biography. University of California Press.
- Hardiman, D. (2011). Augustine's Theory of Happiness. Journal of the History of Philosophy, 49(3), 339-355.
- Introductory essays on Augustine’s ethics and anthropology.
- Commentaries on De beata vita or collections of Augustine’s early works.
- Comparative works: Augustine vs. Aristotle on happiness; Augustine’s views in light of Christian theology.
Part 2: The Core Thesis – God Is the Happy Life
: In his later reflections, he clarifies that perfect happiness is only achievable in eternal life after the resurrection, though a "provisional" happiness is possible through grace and virtue on earth. ResearchGate Augustine - On The Happy Life PDF - Scribd