MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Mnemonic, Manichaeism, Numidia
Document Summary
St. augustine played an important and decisive role in formulating the main problems of. Christian philosophy and in indicating their general solutions. Guided by main theme of plato and neoplatonists. Not to say, of course, that augustine was either platonist or neoplatonist. Such ideas as could be modified and used in christian philosophy were mainly derived from platonic and neoplatonic sources. Born 354 ad in numidia - pagan father, christian mother. First interest in philosophy by reading cicero - led him to believe that wisdom of life can be achieved. Searched for it in the scriptures was disappointed at lack of answers. A fundamentally dualistic sect: the good principle is, from the beginning of things, in conflict with the evil principle. World results from the dual activity f these opposed elements of light and darkness. After many years he turned to the new academy - a sceptical development within.
