Augustine, Time, and Autobiography as Language

In Confessions XI Augustine works himself out of a dualistic dilemma forced on him at the start of the book by his Platonic or Plotinian conception of time and language as the fallen or inferior parts of a superior whole.

Bibliographic Details
Author:Paul J. Archambault
Published: S.n., s.l., 1984
Volume:15
Pages:7-13
Periodical:Augustinian Studies
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Confessiones > Conf. XI
- Doctrine > Time. History > Time
- Doctrine > Man > [Doctrine de la connaissance] > [Signes. La parole] > [Parole/langage/langue]
Status:Active
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Summary:In Confessions XI Augustine works himself out of a dualistic dilemma forced on him at the start of the book by his Platonic or Plotinian conception of time and language as the fallen or inferior parts of a superior whole.