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Single Idea 443

[filed under theme 29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 3. Problem of Evil / c. Human Error ]

Full Idea

Man has calculation, but there is also the divine logos. But human logos is sprung from the divine logos, and it brings to each man his means of life, and his maintenance.

Gist of Idea

Human logos is an aspect of divine logos, and is sufficient for successful living

Source

Epicharmus (comedies (frags) [c.470 BCE], B57), quoted by (who?) - where?

Book Ref

'Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers', ed/tr. Freeman,Kathleen [Harvard 1957], p.39

The 4 ideas with the same theme [possible explanations of why human error is possible]:

443 Human logos is an aspect of divine logos, and is sufficient for successful living [Epicharmus]
2277 Since God does not wish to deceive me, my judgement won't make errors if I use it properly [Descartes]
2278 Error arises because my faculty for judging truth is not infinite [Descartes]
3636 God didn't give us good judgement even about our own lives [Gassendi on Descartes]