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Letter by Augustine

Manuscript of Augustine's letter from the 13th century

De videndo Deo (lit. 'On Seeing God') is an epistle written by Augustine of Hippo regarding whether God can be physically perceived. It is designated epistle 147 in the Augustinus-Lexikon. The letter is addressed to Paulina, the wife of Armentarius, and it has 54 chapters. It is estimated to have been written between 412 and 413 AD.

Augustine claims that testimony, including divine revelation, can lead to knowledge, specifically scientia.

Thomas Aquinas refers to De videndo Deo in Summa Theologica.

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References

  1. Catapano, Giovanni (2019). "Seeing and Believing in Augustine's De videndo Deo". Mediaevalia Textos e Estudos. 38: 33–48. doi:10.21747/21836884/med38a2.
  2. ^ Siebert, Matthew Kent. "Knowing and Trusting: The Medieval Social Epistemologies of Augustine and Aquinas" (PDF).
  3. Augustinus, Aurelius (2003). The works of Saint Augustine. vol. 2: Pt. 2. Letters Letters 100 - 155 (PDF). Brooklyn, NY: New City Pr. ISBN 1-56548-186-0.
  4. King, Peter; Nathan, Ballantyre. "AUGUSTINE ON TESTIMONY" (PDF).
  5. "Thomas Aquinas: Quaestiones Disputatae de Potentia 7". isidore.co.

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