St. augustine contribution to philosophy

Background of St. Augustine:

Born in 354 in Thagaste, Numidia (modern day Souk Ahras, Algeria) into an upper-class family. His father—Patricius—was a pagan, though he converted to Christianity on his deathbed.

His mother – St. Monica. Augustine became bishop of Hippo Regius (present day Annaba, Alergia) located in the Roman province of Africa. Augustine died August 28 430.

Manichaeism:

In Augustine’s early years, he was heavily influenced by Manichaeism, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani.

5 facts about st. augustine the person

Manichaeism taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness. Dualism is a theological system that explains the universe as the outcome of two eternally opposed and coexisting principles, conceived as good and evil, light and darkness, or some other form of conflicting powers.

Mani was a true Gnostic.

(“gnosis” = knowledge, “gnostikosR