Saint Augustine as philosopher: the birth of Christian metaphysics

Examination of what Augustine understood by philosophy reveals that within his strictly theological thought exists an autonomous philosophy (even by contemporary standards) that is an indispensable condition of the possibility of his theology. His greatest contributions to Western philosophy are the...

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Autore:Roland J. Teske
Pubblicazione: S.n., s.l., 1992
Volume:23
Pagine:7-32
Lingua:inglese
Note:Repris dans: To know God and the soul, 3-25.
Periodico:Augustinian Studies
Formato:Article
Soggetto:- Opere > Studi sul vocabolario / Temi > Temi - Vocabolario latino > P > Philosophia
- Dottrina > Studi Generali > Filosofia > [Philosophie Augustinienne] > [Augustin - Philosophe]
- Dottrina > Essere > [Études générales d'ontologie] > [Métaphysique ontologie] > [Influence]
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Riassunto:Examination of what Augustine understood by philosophy reveals that within his strictly theological thought exists an autonomous philosophy (even by contemporary standards) that is an indispensable condition of the possibility of his theology. His greatest contributions to Western philosophy are the concepts of non-bodely realities and non-temporal reality.