St. Augustine's account of time and Wittgenstein's criticisms

In showing how the mind, by its capacity for attending, can make a unity out of the present, Augustine is describing a real tension in experience, for in meaning and purpose there comes about a unity that partly overcomes distractions and scatteredness.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
VerfasserIn:James McEvoy
Veröffentlicht: S.n., s.l., 1983
Seiten:547-577
Zeitschrift:Review of Metaphysics
Nummer:37
Format:Article
Thema:- Doktrin > Zeit. Geschichte > Zeit > Zeit
- Einfluss und Überlebung > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Autoren > Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1889-1951)
Status:Needs Review
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:In showing how the mind, by its capacity for attending, can make a unity out of the present, Augustine is describing a real tension in experience, for in meaning and purpose there comes about a unity that partly overcomes distractions and scatteredness.