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On Free Choice of the Will

De libero arbitrio

Written 388 to 395, probably in Hippo Regius (now Annaba, Algeria).

Where does evil come from? Three books on free will.

Dialogue · first written in Latin · a major work

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How we know the date and place
Date written sure
Retractations 1.9: book 1 at Rome, books 2 and 3 in Africa after he became a priest
Place written probable
Retractations 1.9: finished at Hippo
Book 1 was written at Rome in 388.