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The School of Athens

Before the Christian Era
Aristotle of Stagira
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322 B.C. The Role of Metaphysics in the Knowledge of Reality

Metaphysics, II, 1; IV, 1; VI, 1
347-322 b.C. The Ascension to the Prime Mover throughout the Motion's Analysis

Metaphysics, XII, 7-9
Plato of Athens
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360 b.C. The Cause of the Origin of the World is the Goodness and the Demiurge's Goodness

Timaeus, 29 E - 31 A
390-360 b.C. The Importance of Mathematics in the Education of the Philosopher

The Republic, Book VII, 521 C - 527 D
Hippocrates of Cos
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ca. 400 B.C. The Hippocratic Oath
Fathers of the Church and Christian Authors
Tertullian of Carthage
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197 The Power of the Creator and the Explanation of Future Immortality

Apologeticum, XLVIII, 1-12
197 The True God and the False Gods, in the Light of the Cosmological Problem

Apologeticum, X-XII
Clement of Alexandria
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216 Human Knowledge Necessary for the Understanding of the Scriptures

Stromata, I, 9.
216 How Philosophers Spoke of God

Stromata, V, 12
216 The Mystical Meanings in the Proportions of Numbers, Geometrical Ratios, and Music

Stromata, VI, 11.
Origen of Alexandria
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253 Christians Observe the Sky but do not Worship it

Against Celsus, V, 10-13
Lactantius
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304-313 On the Natural Knowledge of God

Divine Institutes, II
Gregory of Nyssa
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365 The Reasonableness of the Resurrection of the Body in relation to the Science of the Time

On the Making of Man, 26-27.
Athanasius of Alexandria
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373 The Originality of Christian Doctrine on Creation

On the Incarnation of the Word, I, 2-3
373 The Harmony of the Universe: the Work of the Logos, Who Acts as a Musician

Contra Gentes, III, 42-44
Basil the Great
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377-379 Creation and Laws of Nature in a Commentary on Genesis

Excerpts from Hexaemeron.
377-379 The Irrationality of the Horoscope and of the Astral Influences

Excerpts from Hexaemeron.
Augustine of Hippo
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390 The Beauty of the Universe and the Risk of Idolatry

De vera religione, ch. 37
399-420 On Knowledge and Wisdom

On the Trinity, Book XII, c. 14; Book XIII, c. 19
400 From Creatures to God: The Cosmological and Anthropological Paths

Confessions, Book X, cc. 6-8 and 24-27
400 On the Difference between Platonists and Christianity concerning the Doctrine of the Logos

Confessions, Book VII, c. 9
401-405 On the Prudence and Openness in Interpreting Sacred Scripture, when Biblical Passages deal with our Knowledge of Nature

De Genesi ad Litteram, Book I, cc. 18 and 19.
426 Time and Eternity: the Christian Conception of Time

The City of God, Book XII, cc. 16 and 17
426 God Alone is the Author of all Natures

The City of God, Book XII, cc. 24 and 25
426 As Genesis says about the Earthly Paradise can be interpreted with Allegories

The City of God, Book XIII, c. 21
426 A Critique to Astrology from "De Civitate Dei"

The City of God, Book V, cc. 1-7I
426 On the Theology of Miracles

The City of God, Book XXII, cc. 8,9
430 On the Book of Nature

A Selection of Quotes from the Works of Augustine of Hippo
Leo The Great
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461 On the Feast of the Epiphany

Sermons, XXXIV, 1-3
461 The Design of God in the Incarnation

Sermons, XXII, 1-2
461 The Criticism of the Star-Worship and the Proper Role of the Creatures

Sermons, XXVII, 1-5