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Sant'Agostino e Le Scienze

Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere - Rendiconti di Scienze

Several examples of Saint Augustin’s learning in sciences are reported. They show his constant research of the truth both in human rational knowledge and in faith, which must never be in disagreement. He always tries to overcome, with sometimes straightforward and sometimes sophistic arguments, any inconsistency of the scientific knowledge with the literal or allegoric interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.