Augustine of Hippo
Congruence, the Dynamics of Beauty
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2022.1.43271Keywords:
Augustine of Hippo, beauty, consonance, happiness, corporealityAbstract
This paper focuses on Augustine’s conception of beauty stemming from the dynamic relationship between three core elements: congruence, desire and happiness This analysis highlights two stages in the development of the Augustinian theory of beauty. The first stage is characterized by Augustine’s commitment to an intellectualist conception of beauty and happiness. The second one shows how Augustine, faced with the problem of the vision of God in patria, integrates corporeality into the enjoyment that the blessed will have of beauty and the supreme good. The conclusion highlights the value given to the human body in the enjoyment of happiness in Augustine’s last doctrine of beauty as well as the idea of congruence that underlies it.
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