CONFESSION AND REFLECTION (BASED ON «CONFESSIONS» BY A. AUGUSTINE)

Authors

  • Вячеслав Михайлович Литвинский St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

Th is article analyzes the «Confessions» by A. Augustine as work of literature aimed at a specifi c audience. Th e author shows that the solution of the problem is connected to the problem of identity, the answer to the question «Who I am?» in the Christian discourse. Augustine tells his readers that if they want to answer the question «Who I am?», they should try to tell their own story. Abstract answers — «I am a Roman,» or «I am a Greek,» or «I am a Christian» entail question «What does it mean to be a Roman, a Greek, a Christian?» And together with them and the need for interpretation in its relation to those who fell to become your interlocutor. Refs 6.

Keywords:

confession, confessional discourse, identity, history, a metaphor for the heart, refl ective, competence

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Литература

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Taylor Chloe. Th e culture of confession from Augustin to Foucault: a genealogy of the «confessing animal». N.Y. Routledge Publ. 2009. 298 p.

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Lyotard J. F. Th ebaud J. L. Just Gaming. Minneapolis U of Minnesota P 1985. 136 p.

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Published

2018-10-05

How to Cite

Литвинский, В. М. (2018). CONFESSION AND REFLECTION (BASED ON «CONFESSIONS» BY A. AUGUSTINE). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 32(1), 38–44. Retrieved from https://philosophyjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/2175

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2016): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 17. PHILOSOPHY. CONFLICT STUDIES. CULTURE STUDIES. RELIGIOUS STUDIES.

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Philosophy

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