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The Importance of the Will to the Cognitive Process in Augustine's De trinitate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2010

Mariana Paolozzi Servulo da Cunha
Mariana Paolozzi Servulo da Cunha
Affiliation:
University of Campinas, Brazil
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Abstract

The objective of this article is to show Augustine's originality in ascribing a key role to will in the cognitive activity. For him, knowledge is influenced by both will and love, and cannot be grasped without will. Grounded primarily on De trinitate, the article focuses on three kinds of knowledge that shed light on his peculiar view on will: self-knowledge, knowledge of God, and the knowledge of bodies.

Résumé

L'objectif de cet article est de montrer que l'originalité d'Augustin est d'attribuer un rôle cle a la volonté dans l'activité cognitive. Pour lui, la connaissance est influencée t ant par la volonté que par l'amour et ne peut être appréhendée sans volonté. Se basant principalement sur De trinitate, cet article se concentre sur trios genres de connaissance qui mettent en lumière sa conception particulière de la volonté : la connaissance de soi, la connaissance de Dieu et la connaissance des corps.

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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , Spring 2005 , pp. 331 - 350
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Copyright © Canadian Philosophical Association 2005

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