The Shattered Soul: Augustine on Psychological Number, Order, and Weight

This article argues that Augustine’s understanding of the internal dynamics of number, order, and weight as they pertain to corporeal creatures supplies the basis for an analogy which characterizes the process of the soul’s reformation. In other words, Augustine understands the soul’s simplicity in...

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Main Author: Knight, Amanda C. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center [2020]
In: Augustinian studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-213
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NBE Anthropology
VA Philosophy
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