De magistro (
389 AD wrote
The first ten chapters of De magistro contain the dialogue between Augustine and his son, Adeodatus, upon the general question of what can be learned from a teacher. The final four chapters reveal the epistemology of Augustine on the subject of truth. The questions raised by Adeodatus are indeed profound. The concluding words are by Adeodatus, the natural son of Augustine. It is thought highly probable that, as well as being brilliant, he was highly devoted to his father.
In De Magistro, Augustine asks how anyone can learn anything of eternal value in a world where evil exists. He then proposes an answer to his own question. He says that those with faith in God become the subject of divine illumination. This introduces Augustine's doctrine of the "internal teacher." This is Christ, who for Augustine is the source upon which human knowing is based
from Augnet, 2114 on the teacher
See also Stephen Nichols, Augustine's Teenage Coauthor
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