The interiority in the book X of Confessions

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-4012.2021.1.36875

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Memory, Spirit, Interiority, Happiness

Abstract

The present paper analyzes the concept of interiority in the book/ chapter X of Augustine’s Confessions. This book discusses how memory relates to the pursuit of God. It also emphasizes that the possibility of looking for something is because we somehow have its memory in our minds. However, to find God, reminiscence is not enough. That is because one must look for God through reason. Happiness is something that everyone seeks, even though the things of the world often appear to be the fulfillment of happiness. So, Augustine analyzes the lusts and reveals that true happiness is found only in God. Besides it, he understands that we should avoid exaggerations because they only tear us away from God. Augustine observes that the human being is in-between nature and infinite. Thus, we aim to show that Augustine’s analysis reports someone engaged in a constant search for God. Furthermore, his analysis shows a person
who is also searching for self-knowledge.

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Author Biographies

Águeda Vieira Martinelli, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Mestra em Filosofia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), em Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Lilian Alencar da Silva, Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), Lisboa, Portugal.

Mestranda de Filosofia da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa), em Lisboa, Portugal.

References

AGOSTINHO. Confissões. São Paulo: Paulus, Patrística, p. 163-194.

FREDRIKSEN, Paula. Augustine on God and Memory. p. 131-138. In.: http://www.bu.edu/religion/files/pdf/Augustine-on-God-and-Memory.pdf.

MENDELSON, Michael. "Saint Augustine". The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2018 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), In.: https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2018/entries/augustine/.

SANTOS, Renato Rodrigues dos. A interioridade e a busca da felicidade nas Confissões de Agostinho. Primeiros Escritos: São Paulo, n. 8, 2017, p. 133-161.

SCHERER, Fabio Cesar. Memória e interioridade nas Confissões. Controvérsia, v.2, n.2, p. 34-42. In.: http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/controversia/article/view/7067/3919.

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Published

2021-09-02

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Martinelli, Águeda V., & Silva, L. A. da . (2021). The interiority in the book X of Confessions. Intuitio, 14(1), e36875. https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-4012.2021.1.36875

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2021)

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