St Augustine

by Ryan N.S. Topping

Book Overview

After setting Augustine's thought firmly within the context of his life and times, Ryan Topping examines in turn the causes of education (the purposes, pedagogy, curriculum, and limits of learning) as Augustine understood them. Augustine's towering influence over Medieval and Renaissance theorists - from Hugh of St Victor, to Aquinas, to Erasmus - is traced. The book concludes by drawing Augustine into dialogue with contemporary philosophers, exploring...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472504887
• ISBN13: 9781472504883
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"