Date of Award
2003
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Religious Studies
Supervisor
P. Travis Kroeker
Abstract
This thesis examines Augustine's relation to Academic Skepticism through a detailed commentary on the dialogue Against the Academics . In it is demonstrated the significance of epistemological themes for Augustine and their inseparability from practical and religious concerns. It is also shown how these issues unfold within the logic of Augustine's trinitarianism, which informs the argument even of his earliest works. This, in turn, demonstrates the depth of the young Augustine's engagement with Christian categories in works often thought to be determined wholly, or almost wholly, by the logic of Plotinian Neo-Platonism.
Recommended Citation
Wills, Bernard Newman, "The conversion of skepticism in Augustine's "Against the Academics"" (2003). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2857.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/2857