#2 Explain how Augustine’s conception of freedom relates to compatibilism and to freedom in the sense of autonomy. According to Augustine, “Human beings are endowed with a power that he calls the will.” He emphasizes the will to being the center of freedom. Unlike other philosophers, who are determinists, Augustine, who has a libertarian view, sees our will as free choice. So for whatever we may choose to do, we become solely responsible for our …showed first 75 words of 566 total…

…showed last 75 words of 566 total…higher officials in government, we take what they say as the solid truth and the way things have to be, our confidence within them will never dwindle just for that fact. Our surroundings and society will determine what is morally correct and vice-versa. We are never free from laws or rules because they make up our lives. In the autonomy sense of freedom, isn’t really being free but free within authoritative or eternal law.