really enjoying pelagius pointer - especially pleasing in connection with the augustinian revival of aristotelianism - proto-revolutionary in many ways (before the last dark ages!). somehow reminiscient of the prussian stirner reception by the old hegelians. are we already in the next darkness?

the "diminishing of man's responsibility", the lack of agency, is exactly what constructs about human nature aim to achieve. such a matter - thinking about it epistemically ie. in this case, aiming to be 'descriptively' objective about the essence of the subject - is not really simple-layered enough to be wholly understood by any positivist acceptance of the reasonable (it is a travesty in the history of ideas, enabling messrs. homo economicus or homo consumens).

nothing has ever changed in essence, fixation on meaning prevails. and whilst this has been pointed out in many ways, the reaction has occurred (suppose in this instance it's the aristotelian integration in roman christanity?); but the historical consequences have not been received as of yet. pelagius must have felt the same.