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Perception, sensibility, and moral motivation in Augustine : a Stoic-Platonic synthesis /
This book argues that Augustine assimilated the Stoic theory of perception into his theories of motivation, affectivity, therapy for the passions and moral progress. Using his sermons to elucidate his treatises, Sarah Catherine Byers demonstrates how Augustine enriched Stoic cognitivism with Platoni...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book argues that Augustine assimilated the Stoic theory of perception into his theories of motivation, affectivity, therapy for the passions and moral progress. Using his sermons to elucidate his treatises, Sarah Catherine Byers demonstrates how Augustine enriched Stoic cognitivism with Platonism to develop a fuller and coherent theory of action. That theory underlies his account of moral development, including his account of the mind's reception of grace. By analyzing Augustine's engagement with Cicero, Seneca, Plotinus, Ambrose, Jerome, Origen and Philo of Alexandria, Byers sheds new light on a major thinker of the early Christian world whose work is of critical importance for understanding key and recurring themes in Western philosophy. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 248 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139842525 1139842528 9781139840149 1139840142 9781139086110 1139086111 1283836238 9781283836234 9781139844888 1139844881 1139853961 9781139853965 1107235324 9781107235328 1139845837 9781139845830 1139841335 9781139841337 |