Augustine the Reader: Meditation, Self-Knowledge, and the Ethics of Interpret...-image

Augustine the Reader: Meditation, Self-Knowledge, and the Ethics of Interpret...

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Item Width: 6.4 in Item Weight: 28.5 Oz EAN: 9780674052765 Format: Hardcover height: 1.2 in Author: Brian Stock ISBN: 0674052765 ISBN10: 0674052765 Number of Pages: 475 Pages Brand: Belknap Press Item Height: 1.2 in Item Length: 9.2 in Publication Year: 1996 Book Title: Augustine the Reader : Meditation, Self-Knowledge, and the Ethics of Interpretation Publisher: Harvard University Press Language: English Topic: Spirituality, Religious, Semiotics & Theory, Ancient & Classical, Books & Reading Illustrator: Yes Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, Biography & Autobiography ISBN13: 9780674052765 width: 6.4 in

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Augustine the Reader: Meditation, Self-Knowledge, and the Ethics of Interpret.... Of this theory within the evolution of Augustine's early dialogues, his. Confessions, and his systematic treatises. Augustine was convinced that words. In making his theory of reading a central concern, Augustine. Augustine the Reader: Meditation, Self-Knowledge, and the Ethics of Interpretation Stock, Brian Product Overview Augustine of Hippo, a central figure in the history of Western thought, is also the author of a theory of reading that has had a profound influence on Western letters from the ages of Petrarch, Montaigne, Luther, and Rousseau to those of Freud and our own time. Brian Stock provides the first full account of this theory within the evolution of Augustine's early dialogues, his Confessions, and his systematic treatises. Augustine was convinced that words and images play a mediating role in our perceptions of reality. In the union of philosophy, psychology, and literary insights that forms the basis of his theory of reading, the reader emerges as the dominant model of the reflective self. Meditative reading, indeed the meditative act that constitutes reading itself, becomes the portal to inner being. At the same time, Augustine argues that the self-knowledge reading brings is, of necessity, limited, since it is faith rather than interpretive reason that can translate reading into forms of understanding. In making his theory of reading a central concern, Augustine rethinks ancient doctrines about images, memory, emotion, and cognition. In judging what readers gain and do not gain from the sensory and mental understanding of texts, he takes up questions that have reappeared in contemporary thinking. He prefigures, and in a way he teaches us to recognize, our own preoccupations with the phenomenology of reading, the hermeneutics of tradition, and the ethics of interpretation. Read more Details Publisher : Belknap Press Publication date : March 1, 1996 Edition : Not Indicated Language : English Print length : 475 pages ISBN-10 : 0674052765 ISBN-13 : 65 Item Weight : 1.79 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,787,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,717 in General Books & Reading #8,491 in Literary Criticism & Theory #17,090 in Christian Church History (Books) Quality Products Have peace of mind knowing that your order will arrive original factory sealed packaging. That means that you'll have the full force of the manufacturer's warranty to protect your purchase. Fast and Free Shipping You're already purchasing the item. Why pay additional for shipping, especially slow shipping? We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again! >>Powered by WonderLister App

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