AUGUSTINE’S THEORY OF LANGUAGE; ITS INTEGRATION WITH HIS ONTOLOGICAL THOUGHT

Authors

John Rather, Brigham Young University
Dr. James Siebach, Brigham Young University

Keywords

St. Augustine, Christianity, theological, theory of language

College

Humanities

Department

Philosophy

Abstract

In the Confessions, St. Augustine writes that his conversion to Christianity was made possible by a prior conversion to philosophy. By the time of his Christian conversion, and for the rest of his life, Augustine’s philosophical and theological views were most deeply affected by Neoplatonism. It was by means of Neoplatonism especially, that Augustine sought to understand and defend his religious beliefs. Although these two ways of thinking seemed naturally conducive to Augustine, and did indeed enable him to defend many doctrines of the Catholic Church against philosophical attack, the combination was not without its resultant conflicts.

Recommended Citation

Rather, John and Siebach, Dr. James (2013) "AUGUSTINE’S THEORY OF LANGUAGE; ITS INTEGRATION WITH HIS ONTOLOGICAL THOUGHT," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 945.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/945