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1 online resource (xi, 250 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Back to the Drawing Board; Obstacles to a Holistic Reading: Twentieth-Century Scholarship; The Way Forward: Recent Scholarship and a Revised Methodology; The Cassiciacum Dialogues and De libero arbitrio; Overview of Study/How to Use This Work; Chapter 1 The Pursuit of Wisdom: Contra Academicos; The Standard View: C. Acad. as a Refutation of Academic Skepticism; An Alternative Reading: C. Acad. as a Study in Platonic Pedagogy |
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Aporia: What Licentius Un-learnedReflection: Augustine's Discovery; A Plausible Conclusion: Platonic Intellectualism; The Psychological Underpinnings of Augustine's Method; Philosophy as Purification; Faith and Philosophy; Conclusion; Chapter 2 From Plato to Augustine; Socratic Elenchus; Plato's Method of Hypothesis; Cicero: Skeptic or Platonist?; Plotinus' Self-Reflective Turn; The Dialogue Genre: From Plato to Augustine; Chapter 3 The Measure of Happiness: De beata vita; Christian Inspiration and Hellenistic Epistemology; The Fruits of Reflection: First- and Second-Order Truths |
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Aporia: Augustine's Puzzle about Seeking GodA Plausible Conclusion: Happiness and the Trinity; Platonic Pedagogy in De beata vita; Taking Stock: De beata vita and Ethical Theory; Chapter 4 God's Classroom: De ordine and De Musica; Thinking about Providence: Licentius Defends his Position; Thinking about Thinking: Augustine's Reflections on Liberal Study; The Providence of Thought: A Plausible Account of Unity; The Cassiciacum Project; De Musica and Augustine's Disciplinary Dialogues; Chapter 5 An Advanced Course: Soliloquia + De immortalitate animae |
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Opening Prayer and Overview of the Work (Sol. 1.2-7)Round 1: Faith (Sol. 1.7-15); Round 2: Love (Sol. 1.16-30); Round 3: Hope (Sol. 2 and De imm. an.); The Rhetorical Structure of "Sol. 3''; Chapter 6 Philosophy and Kathartic Virtue: De quantitate animae; Chapter 7 Piety, Pride and the Problem of Evil: De libero arbitrio; The POE Debate from Mackie to Adams; Aporia, Reflection, Plausibility (ARP) and the Rule of Piety; POE 1: Is God to Blame for Moral Evil? (De lib. arbit. 1.1-4); Inordinate Desire and Eternal Law (De lib. arbit. 1.5-15) |
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The Will Alone Enslaves Itself to Lust (De lib. arbit. 1.16-22)A Good Will Suffices for Happiness (De lib. arbit. 1.23-30); Rightly Ordered Loves (De lib. arbit. 1.31-35); Taking Stock of De lib. arbit. 1; POE 2: Was God Right to Give Free Will, through Which Moral Evil Is Possible? (De lib. arbit. 2.1-7); An Epic Course of Self-Reflection (De lib. arbit. 2.7-29); Q1: How Is It Clear That God Exists? (De lib. arbit. 2.30-39); Q2: Are All Things, Insofar As They Are Good, from God? (De lib. arbit. 2.40-46) |
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Interlude: "Such Great Circles of Argument'' (De lib. arbit. 2.47) |
| Summary |
Focusing on philosophical method in Augustine's early dialogues, explains their pedagogical program and its relevance to current debates |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. Dialogues.
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| SUBJECT |
Dialogues (Augustine, of Hippo, Saint) fast |
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Dialogue.
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Theology -- Early works to 1800.
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Philosophy -- Early works to 1800
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RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
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Dialogue
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Philosophy
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Theology
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108534338 |
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1108534333 |
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9781108525558 |
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1108525555 |
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1108530079 |
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9781108530071 |
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