God and Humanity

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The paper is a discussion of the philosophical interpretations and commentaries of Plato, the Christian theologies of St. Augustine and the group referred to as the Stoics. The paper relates that all three link a connection between man and God, through religious devotion and knowledge of the world. The paper continues that the three philosophical groups are united in their beliefs that humans are born recognizing the presence of the divine and to connect with God.

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"Plato expressed the Socratic idea that it is our life's work to improve the soul and gain wisdom. Through this pursuit we gain true knowledge, untainted by opinion known as doxa. Plato explains in his work The Republic, that it is therefore our life's work to learn as much as we can about "the one," for our knowledge brings us closer to it. The Forms are manifestations of "the one," or the source of all intelligibility and goodness. Through truly knowing the Forms, we gain real knowledge and forever leave the cave which traps us in opinion."

Sample of Sources Used:

• St. Augustine, Confessions. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 1991.
• Plato, The Republic. Penguin Classics. New York. 2005.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. "Stoicism." 1996. Found on November 14, 2007 at http://plato.standford.edu/entries/stoicism

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