Augustine's invention of the inner self: the legacy of a christian platonist
Auteur :
Cary, Phillip
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195132069
Date de publication :
29 juin 2000
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,2 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
558 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
After surveying the idea of inwardness in Augustine's predecessors, Cary offers a reexamination of the inner self in Augustine's own writings. He contends that the crucial Book 7 of the Confessions is not a report of his "conversion", but an explanation of his intellectual development over time.