Saint Augustine, the Master of the West: A Synthesis of Christian and Patristic Philosophy
Discover the life and work of Saint Augustine, the thinker who reached the pinnacle of patristic philosophy and, with his synthesis, paved the way for the Middle Ages. Based on the History of Christian Philosophy by Philotheus Boehner and Etienne Gilson, this video is essential for students and enthusiasts of Philosophy and Theology.
Augustine, who integrated the Hellenic spirit and Roman will, was a pioneer of Christian thought.
What you will learn in this video:
• Truth and Skepticism: How Augustine refuted the skepticism of the Academics, defending the existence of truth. His famous argument of the evidence of one's own existence ("Si fallor, sum") ensures that, even in doubt, there is truth.
• Proofs of God: The analysis of his demonstrations of the existence of God, based on the superiority of human reason and eternal, unchangeable truths.
• Metaphysical Doctrines: The view of God as creator and the explanation of evil as deprivation, rather than as substance.
• Rationes Seminales and Creation: The concept of seminal reasons as invisible forms that God implanted in creatures, allowing for the evolution of species over time.
• The Moral Order (Ordo Amoris): The fundamental principle that morality is based on the order of love. The will, endowed with free will, must be directed towards the highest good.
• De Civitate Dei (The City of God): The historical and universal duality between the State of God and the Earthly State (State of the Devil), a perspective that offered a universal view of History.
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The video explores "Augustine's thought," one of the pillars of "medieval philosophy," and his relentless quest for truth. Dive into the "intellectual life" of this great thinker and understand "who Augustine was," his doubts, and the "history" of discoveries. An essential journey to comprehend "mystical Christianity" and the formation of Western thought.