The Dangling Thread: Augustine's Three Hypotheses of the Soul's Origin in the 'De Genesi ad Litteram'

In Book 10 of the De genesi ad litteram, Augustine attempts to show that the only acceptable account of the creation of Adam's soul is that it was created without the use of a causal principle, and that neither a corporeal nor a spiritual entity was suitable as a receptacle. But the possibility of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Author:Michael Mendelson
Published: S.n., s.l., 1995
Volume:3
Pages:219-247
Periodical:British Journal for the History of Philosophy
Format:Article
Topic:- Works > Exegetical works > De Genesi ad litteram
- Doctrine > Man > [L'âme (origine ; nature ; propriétés ; facultés ; spiritus)] > [Origine de l'âme] > [Origine de l'âme]
Status:Needs Review