Perception, sensibility, and moral motivation in Augustine
Subtitle: a stoic-platonic synthesis
By: Sarah Catherine Byers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781107017948
Subjects: PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.