Perception, sensibility, and moral motivation in Augustine: a stoic-platonic synthesis

"This book argues that Augustine assimilated the Stoic theory of perception into his theories of motivation, affectivity, therapy for the passions, and moral progress. Using his sermons to elucidate his treatises, Sarah Catherine Byers demonstrates how Augustine enriched Stoic cognitivism with...

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Main Author: Byers, Sarah Catherine 1972- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:Perception, Sensibility, and Moral Motivation in Augustine: A Stoic–Platonic Synthesis. By Sarah Catherine Byers (2013) (Rist, John)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430 / Christian ethics / Stoa / Philosophy
Further subjects:B Augustinus, Aurelius Saint (354-430) Confessiones
B Philo Alexandrinus (25 BC-40)
B Plotinus (205-270)
B Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430)
B Plato (427 BC-347 BC)
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