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Balancing Augustinian and Platonic Views
The Augustinian view challenged the Platonic view by calling up Aristotle, who hadn't been translated at the time of Augustine. The rivalry and challenge between the Augustinian Platonic view and Aristotle's translated works in the Arab Empire added depth to the discourse. Augustine reconciled the Christian framework's temporality through Platonic metaphysics, emphasizing God as the supreme good and being.