Augustine's Confessions : philosophy in autobiography /

Eight new essays examine key philosophical issues raised by Augustine in his 'Confessions' - a masterpiece of world literature. They explore a range of topics including what constitutes the happy or blessed life, the role of philosophical perplexity in the search for truth, and the problem...

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Philosophy in autobiography
Augustine's Confessions
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Contributors
Introduction
1 Augustine's Anti-Platonist Ascents*
2 Practical Rationality and the Wills of Confessions 8*
3 Happiness in Augustine's Confessions1
4 The Desire for God and the Aporetic Method in Augustine's Confessions
5 The Life of the Mind in Dramas and Dreams
6 Thinking Eternally*
7 The Privacy of the Mind and the Fully Approvable Reading of Scripture
8 Intelligible Matter and the Genesis of Intellect
1. Verfasser:
Mann, William E.
Weitere Verfasser:
Mann, William E. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford University Press 2014
Zusammenfassung:
Eight new essays examine key philosophical issues raised by Augustine in his 'Confessions' - a masterpiece of world literature. They explore a range of topics including what constitutes the happy or blessed life, the role of philosophical perplexity in the search for truth, and the problems that arise in the attempt to understand minds.
Umfang:
1 online resource
Anmerkungen:
Minimal Level Cataloging Plus.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-103061-9
Schlagworte:
Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430. > Confessiones.
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