Augustine's Invention of the Inner Self - The Legacy of a Christian Platonist (Paperback, Revised)

Phillip Cary argues that Augustine invented the concept of the self as a private inner space - a space into which one can enter and in which one can find God. Although it has often been suggested that Augustine in some way inaugurated the Western tradition of inwardness, this is the first study to pinpoint what was new about his philosophy of inwardness and situate it within a narrative of his intellectual development and relationship to the Platonist tradition. Cary's fascinating book shows how Augustine's position developed into the more orthodox Augustine we know from his later writings.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	April 2003
Authors:	Phillip Cary (Assistant Professor of Philosophy)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515861-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-19-515861-X
Barcode:	9780195158618

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