De videndo Deo (lit. 'On Seeing God') is an epistle written by Augustine of Hippo regarding whether God can be physically perceived.[1] It is designated epistle 147 in the Augustinus-Lexikon.[2] The letter is addressed to Paulina, the wife of Armentarius,[3] and it has 54 chapters. It is estimated to have been written between 412 and 413 AD.[2]
Augustine claims that testimony, including divine revelation,[2]: 202 can lead to knowledge, specifically scientia.[2]: 9–10, 48 [4]
Thomas Aquinas refers to De videndo Deo in Summa Theologica.[5]
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edit- ^ Catapano, Giovanni (2019). "Seeing and Believing in Augustine's De videndo Deo". Mediaevalia Textos e Estudos. 38: 33–48. doi:10.21747/21836884/med38a2.
- ^ a b c d Siebert, Matthew Kent. "Knowing and Trusting: The Medieval Social Epistemologies of Augustine and Aquinas" (PDF).
- ^ 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.
- ^ King, Peter; Nathan, Ballantyre. "AUGUSTINE ON TESTIMONY" (PDF).
- ^ "Thomas Aquinas: Quaestiones Disputatae de Potentia 7". isidore.co.
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