History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 113 - Heaven and Earth - Augustine’s City of God
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Jan 27, 2013 AI Snips
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Learning From One's Historical Soil
- Peter Adamson compares Augustine's roots to Buster Keaton learning craft on the Vaudeville stage.
- This anecdote shows Augustine's thought grew from his historical and cultural soil, not from abstract isolation.
City Of God Born From Rome's Sack
- Augustine wrote The City of God after Rome's sack in 410 to rebut pagan claims that Christianity caused Rome's fall.
- He uses the event as a springboard for a sweeping philosophical and theological defense across twenty-two books.
Two Cities: Earthly Glory Vs Eternal Bliss
- Augustine frames human history as two intertwined 'cities': the earthly city seeking glory and the city of God seeking eternal blessedness.
- He traces their origins back to fallen angels and early human fratricides like Cain and Romulus.