Moving from the consideration of divine omnipotence, Augustine’s philosophical
and theological inquiry raises further questions. The aim of this paper is to deal with
the inherently problematic features brought about by the notion of nature. Nature is seen
by Augustine as a plastic and dynamic concept, which unifies various semantic frameworks.
In this study, I will focus on nature as the broadly-recognized dimension where
phaenomena take place following stable and calculated laws, arguing that …
Read moreMoving from the consideration of divine omnipotence, Augustine’s philosophical
and theological inquiry raises further questions. The aim of this paper is to deal with
the inherently problematic features brought about by the notion of nature. Nature is seen
by Augustine as a plastic and dynamic concept, which unifies various semantic frameworks.
In this study, I will focus on nature as the broadly-recognized dimension where
phaenomena take place following stable and calculated laws, arguing that the tension
existing between such a notion and the divine omnipotence hardly finds a solution.
