philosophical_concept

lower goods

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Properties

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characteristic
abject and low
description
Earthly desires, possessions, or experiences such as beautiful bodies, gold, silver, worldly honour, and human friendship, which are attractive but, when pursued immoderately, lead to sin and draw one away from God. They are considered 'abject and low' compared to higher goods.
examples
  • beautiful bodies
  • gold
  • silver
  • bodily touch
  • worldly honour
  • human friendship

Relationships

  • tempt_toSin
    description
    The pursuit of earthly desires and possessions, when done with immoderate inclination, leads to the commission of sin.
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    source_text
    Upon occasion of all these, and the like, is sin committed, while through an immoderate inclination towards these goods of the lowest order, the better and higher are forsaken
  • extracted_fromSource
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    2026-03-02T21:55:46.004Z
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Metadata

Version
2
Created
3/2/2026
Updated
3/2/2026
Edited by
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