Mimetic desire in Augustine’s Confessiones as a model for natural theology and virtue ethics

This article examined the concept and notability of mimetic desire in Augustine’s autobiographical work Confessiones. Mimetic desire is based primarily on the knowledge that there is a Perfect Being, viz. God, ideal forms (in Platonic idiom), which may be known and imitated by humans. Mimesis demons...

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Published in:	In die Skriflig
Main Author:	Godfrey T. Baleng
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2024-03-01
Subjects:	mimetic desire augustine rene girard confessiones narrative theory friendship ethics interior homo.
Online Access:	https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/3030

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