Lactantius
historical figure · 1 work · 9 mentions · 10 anchored passages
in the texts
The Rights of War and Peace
Christian author cited on the difference between human and animal moral capacity.
In addition to the above, Lactantius may be cited, who, in his fifth book, says that in all animals devoid of reason we see a natural bias of self-love.
” We may add to the above instances the remark of Lactantius, that as yet it appeared a sin to punish even the most wicked men with death.
” In the same manner Lactantius maintains that a just man, such as he wishes a Christian to be, ought not to engage in war, nor, as all his wants can be supplied at home, even to go to sea.