Yebeman Asseged Core 140 Roots of World Views and Culture Professor Mark McCarthy November 8‚ 2012 Compare and Contrast Plato vs. St. Augustine of Hippo Our world has developed and flourished by the thoughts and contributions of many leaders. Among those leaders were Saint Augustine and Pluto. For many historians‚ Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and Augustine’s The City of God‚ are historical pieces that point out what had happened during ancient times. These pieces are significant because they
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St. Augustine was a fifth century Bishop of Hippo. He is credited with building the foundation of Christian just war theory. He describes that individuals of Christianity do not have authority to resort to violence if only themselves or property are threatened. Though these Christians should be compelled to protect innocents who are being attacked. Even if it means sacrificing themselves in the process. Augustine’s just war teachings were developed from old Roman legal tradition. The right of authority
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Life of St. Augustine Bishop of Hippo Doctor of Grace 354-430 AD Birthday: November 13‚ 354 AD Birthplace: Thagaste‚ Numidia‚ North Africa Real Name: Aurelius Augustinus Father: Patricius - Pagan Mother: Monica (St. Monica) - xtianSiblings: 2 Brothers and 1 Sister (Navigius and Perpetua) Death of Augustine: August 28‚ 430 at 76 y/o Principle: Philosophy/ Beliefs He argues that skeptics have no basis for claiming to know that there is no knowledge. In a proof for existence similar to
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God’s favorite‚ so therefore God must have created evil. According to the Manicheans‚ there were two different entities. One God representing evil and one God representing good. But according to Saint Augustine‚ his God is omnipotent‚ undecaying and true. Augustine confesses though‚ during his journey to Christ‚ he is unsure of the origins of evil but explores them through many different concepts that disagree with the Manichean concept. Manichaeism dominated between the third and seventh centuries
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In the “Paradiso” by Dante Alighieri‚ the author sees the affliction those in Hell face‚ and becomes troubled as to where he may end up when he dies. Virgil‚ his guide‚ has hinted that his fate may be a difficult one to face‚ which only unsettles Virgil further. As Dante progresses into Paradise‚ he capitalizes on his situation and asks Cacciaguida something of a Catch-22: What is my destiny? If he is told the answer‚ how he chooses to live his life will differ from the former path and will likely
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St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430) was one of the many influential Christian figures in history; he was a Latin philosopher and theologian from Roman Africa (Miller). He is well known as being a sinner turned to saint‚ he became a Christian at age 33‚ a priest at 36‚ and a bishop by 41 (Miller). Enchiridion on Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love‚ also known as Augustine’s Confessions‚ The City of God‚ and On the Trinity‚ was written after 420 C.E. to Laurence as an answer to his many questions. This Laurence is
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Study sheet for St. Augustine’s Confessions Here is a study sheet to guide your reading of Augustine’s Confessions. Please print it and bring it to class every day that we’re reading and discussing Augustine‚ beginning this Friday‚ March 30. Your introduction to the Confessions is the discussion of Augustine in chapter ten of our textbook‚ The Christian Theological Tradition. That chapter was written with special emphasis on the Confessions‚ so please keep it available for reference while you’re
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Dante - The author and protagonist of Inferno; the focus of all action and interaction with other characters. Because Dante chose to present his fictional poem as a record of events that actually happened to him‚ a wide gulf between Dante the poet and Dante the character pervades the poem. For instance‚ Dante the poet often portrays Dante the character as compassionate and sympathetic at the sight of suffering sinners‚ but Dante the poet chose to place them in Hell and devised their suffering. As
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Statement • Three philosophers‚ St. Augustine‚ Pseudo-Dionysius‚ and St. Thomas Aquinas‚ delivered important assistances to aesthetic theory during the middle Ages. These three philosophers engaged the two main methods to philosophy in the middle Ages. Augustine established thoughts about rhythm that are related to his aesthetic theory‚ particularly the confidence that rhythm initiates with God. This indication of rhythm is explained in Augustine’s De Musica. For Augustine‚ rhythm is indisputable and
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derived." Now‚ there are two City’s that Saint Augustine talks about‚ the City of God and earthly cities. The City of God has a guiding power that leads the city‚ God. A major quote that really showed me what the origin of the City of God is is "God has founded that City for eternity" (City of God‚ XI.1). This quote really showed me that the City of God was founded on the concept of eternity‚ or never ending‚ with God. The other city that Saint Augustine spoke about was earthly cities and a major quote
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