Augustine contrasted the "earthly" city, seeking peace on earth and believing that virtue
resides in the people with the "heavenly city," seeking eternal peace and believing that
virtue comes from faith in God. He argued that these two cities were not, in theory, in
conflict, but that earthly peace and human virtue would only come from faith in God.
Thus Augustine provides an interesting foil for Aristotle and an early statement of the
position that Hegel would ultimately defend.
Augustine of Hippo, born in Carthage in 352 A.D., lived
in Italy, converted to Christianity and wrote in opposition
to those who blamed Chritianity for problems of Rome.
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