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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Mann, William E., 1940- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:	Augustine, > of Hippo, Saint, > 354-430. > Confessiones. Confessiones (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint) Rome > History > Empire, 284-476. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Philosophy. Philosophy Rome > Histoire > 284-476 (Bas-Empire) Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Philosophie. philosophy. RELIGION > Christian Church > History. RELIGION > Christianity > History. Church history > Primitive and early church Rome (Empire) 30-600 Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Augustine's Confessions; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; 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; Index