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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor:James McEvoy
Publicado: S.n., s.l., 1983
Páginas:547-577
Periódico:Review of Metaphysics
Número:37
Formato:Article
Tópico:- Doctrina > Tiempo. Historia > Tiempo > Tiempo
- Influencia y Supervivencia > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Autores > Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1889-1951)
Estado:Needs Review
Descripción
Sumario: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.