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本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

思想内容：通过问答形式阐发了摒弃现世名利，追求神所恩许的永恒幸福的主张。他认为自然和人所陈设的美并不能增加人的价值，人的真正价值在于对上帝的认同，以及按照上帝所启示的哲学生活。他痛彻谴责世间的追名逐利和争权夺势，厚古非今地鼓励反朴归神，同时赞美了神圣地联合万物的爱的力量。

本书既是一部论述哲学和神学问题的经典名著，也是文学史上的伟大篇章，以散文与诗歌交替的形式描述作者在狱中绝境对人生终极问题的思考。涉及命运与天命、上帝的预知与自由意志、上帝的永恒性与时间等重大问题。

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