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Document Details : Title: Truth and Image in Augustinian Epistemology Author(s): MOORE, Dwayne Journal: Augustiniana Volume: 61 Issue: 1-2 Date: 2011 Pages: 11-48 DOI: 10.2143/AUG.61.1.3294600 Abstract : Numerous authors have argued that an excessively Platonic view of the soul is discernible in Augustine's early writings. Before long however, so the argument runs, Augustine shifts away from these positions and adopts the more orthodox stances that characterize his later works. In this paper, I follow this progressive interpretation, but take the additional step of outlining the effect that this transition has on Augustine's epistemological system. Namely, whereas many suppose Augustine has a largely static theory of knowledge throughout his forty years of publication, I argue that there is in fact a discernible shift in Augustine's epistemology. Specifically, in his early work Augustine follows the Platonic assumption that the soul possesses Truth within, not images. Before long, however, Augustine jettisons Truth from the soul, preferring instead to argue that the soul has a vision of Truth which is above the soul; whilst only images of Truth abide in the soul. How and why this shift occurs is the subject matter of this paper. Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Column 'lib_id' cannot be null in /srv/data/web/vhosts/poj.peeters-leuven.be/htdocs/secure/POJ/tracker2.php:212 Stack trace: #0 /srv/data/web/vhosts/poj.peeters-leuven.be/htdocs/secure/POJ/tracker2.php(212): mysqli_query() #1 /srv/data/web/vhosts/poj.peeters-leuven.be/htdocs/article.php(579): track2_page_hit() #2 /srv/data/web/vhosts/poj.peeters-leuven.be/htdocs/content.php(635): include('...') #3 {main} thrown in /srv/data/web/vhosts/poj.peeters-leuven.be/htdocs/secure/POJ/tracker2.php on line 212 |