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| Augustine: Augustine (354 - 430) was an early Christian theologian and philosopher in the Roman Empire. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Thomas Aquinas on Augustine - Dictionary of Arguments
Höffe I 145 Augustine/Thomas/Höffe: Thomas AquinasVsAugustine: in the commentary on aphorism, Thomas Aquinas overcomes the Augustinian doctrine which was predominant at that time. >Augustine. In place of a knowledge through enlightenment, a view inspired once again by Aristotle takes its place. >Knowledge, >Cognition, >Epistemology, >Aristotle. According to this view, all cognition starts with sensory perception and is brought into a mental form by the active mind (intellectus agens) through abstraction. >Sensory impressions, >Mind. Thomas per Augustine: Like Augustine, Thomas sees the natural goal of the human mind in the knowledge of God. Here, as in almost all areas, [Thomas'] thinking is theocentric. >God._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Höffe I Otfried Höffe Geschichte des politischen Denkens München 2016 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27