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"The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the remarkable "Cassiciacum dialogues." In this first dialogue, expertly translated by Michael Foley, Augustine and his interlocutors explore the history and teachings of Academic skeptici...

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Main Author: Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 (Author)
Other Authors: Foley, Michael P., 1970- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translated from Latin.
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Series:Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Cassiciacum dialogues. v. 1.
Subjects:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430. > Cassiciacum dialogues.
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430. > Dialogues.
Skepticism > Controversial literature > Early works to 1800.
Knowledge, Theory of > Early works to 1800.
Philosophy and religion > Early works to 1800.
Philosophy and religion.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Dialogues (Literature)
Dialogues, Latin > Translations into English.
Early works.
Online Access:Gift of the National Endowment for the Humanities Endowment
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Summary:"The first four works written by St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion to Christianity are the remarkable "Cassiciacum dialogues." In this first dialogue, expertly translated by Michael Foley, Augustine and his interlocutors explore the history and teachings of Academic skepticism, which Augustine is both sympathetic to and critical of. The dialogue serves as a fitting launching point for a knowledge of God and the soul, the overall subject of the Cassiciacum tetralogy."
Physical Description:xli, 307 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:030023855X
9780300238556
9780300238518
0300238517