Explain the debate surrounding the Altar of Victory. That is, explain at least two of the reasons Symmachus gives for why the altar and its associated rituals should stay, and explain Ambrose’s response to each of these reasons and his own position on the relevant matters.
Augustine argues that we make an error about ourselves, that confuses us about the nature of the mind. What is this error? Identify it, sufficiently explain it in your own words, and indicate why it’s a natural error to make. Also, indicate what notion of the mind we tend to have when we’ve made this error, and what notion of the mind we tend to have once we correct this error the way Augustine thinks we should.
