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St.Augustine was a Christian philosopher in the 4th century known for his ideas on the original sin as well a determining what constitutes as a just war under the christian faith. SOme of these ideas had been contested to present day and have been only accepted within certain christian organizations However, St.Augustine did not convert to christianity until later in his life.Before then he lived in a respected family and attended school being talented rhetoric and grammar. However, both of his parents would die relatively early that had caused him to turn to the monastery where he would contribute greatly by written several notable works moving up through the priesthood. However he did not fully adopt religion until later in life on what he thought would of been his deathbed.

St.Augustine’s views on the role of political states was described by Thomas Hobbes as “The war against all. St.Augustine acknowledged the fact that while they are imperfect they serve the divine purpose of maintaining purpose. He believes that the state should maintain order through both punishment and the fear of punishment. However to St.Augustine he believes that citizens should follow whatever laws exist within their city even though they may be unjust.Rulers have the right to establish whatever laws they want that does not go against god while their people have the duty to follow these laws. When an individual is punished there should be no satisfaction taken from it while the accused should willingly accept their punishment.
While contributing to western christianity St.Augustine is known for his ideas the just war and peace. In his writings he view that peace for one nation may not mean peace for another. These nations must find their own method of ...

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...e may not agree with how a jurisdiction may operate it is not up to him but god to decide if these rulers are just.

In conclusion, while providing ideas that are relevant in today’s world St.Augustine's ideas in relation to government and law are very authoritarian giving ultimate power to the rulers at the cost of the commoners. If St.Augustine's legal ideas were practices today we would not have the freedoms we enjoy or a democracy for that matter. Privacy laws would be abolished to benefit the leaders in order to stay in power. These laws would not contradict the divine christian laws as people are being watch by god throughout their lifetime. Many of St.Augustine's ideas are based on the existence of god at the cost of violating nearly all freedoms of an individual. This has caused many of his ideas to become dated and unheard of in modern day politics and laws.

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