The Body-Soul Relationship in the Early Augustine
This distinguished student of late Etienne Gilson studies the influence of the Platonic tradition on A. 's early writings on the topics of the human body, the human soul, the soul' origin (on which V.B. maintains the received opinion that A. remained undecided on the answer to this question througho...
Author: | Vernon Joseph Bourke |
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Pages: | 435-450 |
Language: | English |
Format: | Essay |
Topic: | -
Doctrine
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Man
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[Structure métaphysique de l'homme]
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[Corps et âme]
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Parent Work: | Augustine: 'Second Founder of the Faith' |
Status: | Needs Review |
Summary: | This distinguished student of late Etienne Gilson studies the influence of the Platonic tradition on A. 's early writings on the topics of the human body, the human soul, the soul' origin (on which V.B. maintains the received opinion that A. remained undecided on the answer to this question throughout his life), man the composite, and Augustine's influence on the later philosophic tradition in these matters. On the question of Plotinus and/or Porphyry, he ventures no opinions. |
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