Interrogate ancient Roman, Biblical, and Medieval European thought. Do you think that there are any common themes running through them? More specifically, what common threads can you detect in Cicero, Seneca, the Bible, Augustine, the Magna Carta, and Aquinas? What role do you think moderation, restraint, love, freedom, and reason play? Moreover, how do you see these values, as expressed in the texts playing out in today’s world? Do you think that contemporary cultural figures, religious leaders, or politicians perhaps abuse ancient Roman, Biblical, or Medieval ideas for their own, sordid, ends? Use the following texts: On Clemency, Reason and the True Good, Augustine: City of God, Magna Carta, etc. Please include in-text citations from the mentioned texts.
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