Memory And Mind:
MEMORY AND MIND: AN INTRODUCTION TO AUGUSTINE'S EPISTEMOLOGY
1. INTRODUCTION
The central point of this paper is to elucidate Augustine's
notion of memory found in Augustine's *Confessions 10*. The
topic is far too complex to do it justice in an hour. Also, the
Augustinian corpus is vast, so of necessity the talk will involve
some oversimplification and glossing. I focus on several themes
Augustine pursues: the imagistic nature of memory, how knowledge
is sometimes achieved without images, the relationship of memory
to mind, skeptical problems that lead to a Christian
epistemology. Along the way I compare, very briefly,
Augustine's views with those of his philosophical ancestors and
with a recent philosopher of mind.
Throughout *Confessions*, Augustine relies on memory; the
work is an example of the functioning of memory. *Confessions*
can be understood as an epistemologically oriented text.
Knowledge of......
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