'Involuntary sin' in the 'De Liberto Arbitrio'

Alflatt's contention that, in De Libero Arbitrio III, Augustine was holding that acts could be involuntary, yet at the same time sinful in the "proper sense" of the terme appears to have been based on a misunderstanding of Burleigh's translation - a translation which does not always accurately refle...

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Author:Robert J. O'Connell
Published: S.n., s.l., 1991
Volume:34
Pages:23-26
Periodical:Revue des études Augustiniennes
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Dialogues / Early works > De libero arbitrio > lib. arb. 3
- Doctrine > From man to God > Evil. Sin > Sin. Concupiscence > [Péchés graves] > [Péché involontaire]
Status:Active
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Summary:Alflatt's contention that, in De Libero Arbitrio III, Augustine was holding that acts could be involuntary, yet at the same time sinful in the "proper sense" of the terme appears to have been based on a misunderstanding of Burleigh's translation - a translation which does not always accurately reflect the work's text and context.

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