Das Böse an Augustinus' Birnendiebstahl
Abstract : In the second book of the Confessions, Augustine flabbergasts his interpreters by exaggerating an adolescent escapade (a pear theft) and making it a monstrosity. He conjectures that the pear thieves might have commited the theft purely for the sake of thieving, and thus, that they display...
Volume: | 67 |
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Pages: | 517-538 |
Language: | German |
Periodical: | Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie |
Number: | 4 |
Format: | Article |
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