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Lactantius, On The Anger Of God - Criticisms Of Stoics - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the ancient Christian rhetorician and philosopher's short treatise, On The Anger of God
Specifically it focuses on the criticism of the Stoics' position on God(s) and anger. He makes several main criticisms of them: first, for thinking that God exhibits kindness but not anger; second, for claiming that everything in the universe has some usefulness for human beings; and third, for failing to distinguish between just and unjust anger, leading to mistaken definitions of the emotion.
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- Broadcast on:
- 01 May 2023