30 Questions
At what age did Augustine move to Rome to teach rhetoric?
29
What was Augustine's initial response to the Roman schools?
He was disappointed with their apathetic and crooked nature
Who was a significant influence on Augustine's conversion to Christianity?
All of the above
What was the title of Augustine's famous literary work?
Confessions
What position did Augustine accept in 384?
Professor of Rhetoric for the imperial court at Milan
What did Augustine give up after his conversion to Catholic Christianity?
All of the above
Why did Christian missionaries feel the need to argue philosophically for the existence of God?
Because of the variety of naturalistic philosophies
Which Greek philosopher's framework was found most useful by Christian writers?
Plato
What was the perceived difference between Plato and Aristotle by Christian scholars in the 13th century?
Plato was considered a Christian philosopher, Aristotle a pagan philosopher
In what year did Augustine return to Africa?
388
What did Augustine do with his patrimony?
He sold it and gave the money to the poor
How did Thomas Aquinas find Aristotle's philosophy useful?
It provided a better set of categories for communicating the Christian faith
What was the outcome of Thomas Aquinas' incorporation of Aristotelian thought?
Thomistic thought became the official doctrinal framework of the Roman Catholic Church
Where was Augustine ordained as a priest and later bishop?
Hippo Regius
What heresies did Augustine oppose?
Manichaeism, Donatism, and Pelagianism
For how long did Thomistic thought remain the official doctrinal framework of the Roman Catholic Church?
Throughout the 20th century
How old was Augustine when he died?
75
Where was Augustine's body later moved to?
Pavia, Italy
What was the main focus of Pascal's book Pensees?
A defense of Christianity
In which work did Pascal write about his basic philosophy of mathematics?
L'Esprit Geometrique
What is a characteristic of Pascal's method of thinking?
It employs a process of skepticism and questioning
What is the outcome of the skepticism that Pascal describes?
It leads to faith and is integrated into the faith which transcends it
What was Pascal's perspective on human life?
He was dissatisfied with human life unless a spiritual explanation could be found
What was published after Pascal's death?
Pensees
What was the title of Descartes' first publication?
Discourse on Method
According to Descartes, what is the limitation of human knowledge?
It is finite and imperfect
What is the main idea behind Descartes' statement 'Recherche de la verite'?
To derive knowledge of God and the world from universal doubt
Who provided Thomas Hobbes' education?
An uncle
At what age was Thomas Hobbes sent to Oxford?
Fifteen years old
What was Thomas Hobbes' proficiency in when he was sent to Oxford?
Good Latin and Greek
Explore the development of philosophical arguments for the existence of God, influenced by Greek philosophers and confronted by Christian missionaries.
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