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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur:James McEvoy
Publié: S.n., s.l., 1983
Pages:547-577
Périodique:Review of Metaphysics
Nombre:37
Format:Article
Sujet:- Doctrine > Temps. Histoire > Temps > Temps
- Influence et Survie > Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960) > Auteurs > Wittgenstein, Ludwig (1889-1951)
Statut:Needs Review
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Résumé: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.