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Augustine And Love - Term Papers

Augustine And Love

How does Augustine define love?
Augustine states continuously that he was not yet in love, but was in love with love. This statement doesn’t make sense to me. I don’t believe that someone can be in love with something, if he or she doesn’t understand what love is. “I was not yet in love, but I was in love with love, and from the very depth of my need hated myself for not more keenly feeling the need.” (pg. 35) How can Augustine hate himself if he doesn’t know what loves feel like? I think a lot of Augustine’s statements about love are interesting. Augustine has some very good points about love, but he contradicts himself also. Is Augustine saying he wasn’t in love or he doesn’t ...

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desires, but he says he wants to be clean and courtly. Maybe Augustine has the wrong idea about love. Love is when you care deeply about someone and will do anything for them. Thinking about sexual desires and physical attractions are defining lustful ideas. Is Augustine talking about different kinds of love?
Augustine states that he wants to be forgiven for the corruption of his soul so he can love God again. He also states whatever pleases you, you should love Him who created it. “If material things please you then praise God for them, but turn back your love upon Him who made them.” (pg. 60) He continues this thought by saying we should love God for he created the world and without God we wouldn’t be able to love anything in this world. He also states that God made the world and didn’t leave. So is Augustine implying that if someone makes something and abandons it, that he or she shouldn’t be loved?
I think Augustine is implying that only those who create ...

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