Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Augustine's 'I': The 'Knowing Subject' and the Self
In the Confession Augustine subverted the Greek conceptual order by confronting the logocentric 'metaphysics of presence' with the Jewish and Christian themes of faith, memory and embodiment. In contrast to the conclusions drawn by post-structuralist theory, the Confessions suggests that the decons...
| Author: | Susan Mennel |
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| Published: |
S.n.,
s.l.,
1994
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| Volume: | 2 |
| Pages: | 291-324 |
| Periodical: | Journal of Early Christian Studies |
| Number: | 3 |
| Format: | Article |
| Topic: | -
Works
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Confessiones
- Doctrine > Man > [Doctrine de la connaissance] > [Connaissance de soi. Le cogito] > [Connaissance de soi] - Doctrine > Man > [Doctrine de la connaissance] > [Communication des consciences. Le Maître intérieur. Pédagogie] > [Communication des consciences-connaissance d'autrui] > [Intersubjectivité] - Influence and Survival > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Authors > Derrida, Jacques (1930-2004) - Influence and Survival > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Authors > [Lacan (Jacques)] |
| Status: | Needs Review |
| Summary: | In the Confession Augustine subverted the Greek conceptual order by confronting the logocentric 'metaphysics of presence' with the Jewish and Christian themes of faith, memory and embodiment. In contrast to the conclusions drawn by post-structuralist theory, the Confessions suggests that the deconstruction of the Knowing Subject of classical philosophy leads not to the abrogation of the self, but to its affirmation |
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Augustine on reasoning from one's own case