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City of God and Allegory of the cave

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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:01 pm

So what do people think about the similarities ?

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:31 pm

Well Augustine is well known for adapting Plato's theories to Christian theology and philosophy. I'm not surprised at all if there are some very clear connections between The City of God and Plato's cave.

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Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:53 pm

It was a way at the time to draw in the people who had been educated in a Roman way of thinking into a more Christian view.

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:40 pm

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It was a way at the time to draw in the people who had been educated in a Roman way of thinking into a more Christian view.

I think universal truth is universal truth. All people are gifted with reason and the ability to abstract. In this case, fitting in with Roman culture had nothing to do with it.

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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:13 am

No it had very much to do with it, look at Roman culture, and look at the idea of Christ, all other sons of a God would have just as simply come off the cross and said to hell with you as was part of the Roman culture. Saint Augustine is talking to an educated Roman people and using ideas they could relate to, to help them understand Christ and God.

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