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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge University Press
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | Perception, Sensibility, and Moral Motivation in Augustine: A Stoic–Platonic Synthesis. By Sarah Catherine Byers (2013) (Rist, John)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Christian ethics
/ Stoa
/ Philosophy
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Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) Confessiones
B Philo Alexandrinus (25 BC-40) B Plotinus (205-270) B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) B Plato (427 BC-347 BC) |
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| Summary: | "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,Ŵs reception of grace. By analyzing Augustine,Ŵs 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"-- "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,Ŵs reception of grace. By analyzing Augustine,Ŵs 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index Rezension (Review): Augustinian Studies 45 (2014) 145-149 (G.P. Boersma) |
| ISBN: | 1107017947 |