Publicación: El materialismo en el joven San Agustín : desde su juventud hasta su conversión
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2024-12-18
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Universidad Católica de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades
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Resumen: Este trabajo se propone exponer el materialismo que profesaba San Agustín antes de su conversión al cristianismo. Dado que, desde su juventud hasta su entrada a la adultez, su vida se desplegó bajo la sombra del maniqueísmo, se desarrollará su pensamiento a partir de la concepción de dicha doctrina. Se sostiene que, más allá de las disgregaciones que el mismo santo iba descubriendo a lo largo de su conocimiento del maniqueísmo, su concepción de las realidades espirituales se mantuvo en un materialismo del cual recién pudo liberarse con el conocimiento del neoplatonismo y la influencia de San Ambrosio.
No intenta ser este estudio una biografía ni una exposición detallada de la vida de San Agustín. Lo que se pretende es mostrar la filosofía y el pensamiento del santo de Hipona a lo largo de su progreso en la búsqueda de la Verdad. Por ello, este trabajo se divide en tres partes: una primera donde se tratará del pensamiento de San Agustín antes del maniqueísmo, el cual se considerará el aspecto socio-cultural en el cual estaba inmerso. Una segunda parte, en la cual se estudiará propiamente su vida en el maniqueísmo, su concepción de la divinidad, el problema del mal y la moral que profesaba. La tercera y última veremos el desprendimiento de San Agustín de esta secta, que lo llevará al redescubrimiento de la religión de su infancia.
El trabajo finalizará con una reflexión personal acerca de lo que se considera como lo fundamental de su salida del materialismo: la conversión y su regreso a la Iglesia. Esperamos que este trabajo ayude a una profundización sobre la persona de San Agustín en su etapa pre-cristiana, y entender las distintas vicisitudes por las que tuvo que pasar hasta llegar al conocimiento de la Verdad.
Abstract: This paper aims to present the materialism that Saint Augustine professed before his conversion to Christianity. Since his life, from youth to adulthood, unfolded under the influence of Manichaeism, this study will examine his philosophy through that doctrinal lens. It is argued that, despite the inconsistencies that Saint Augustine himself discovered throughout his understanding of Manichaeism, his perception of spiritual realities remained rooted in a materialism from which he could only free himself through his encounter with Neoplatonism and the influence of Saint Ambrose. This study is not intended as a biography or a detailed account of Saint Augustine's life. Rather, its purpose is to examine the philosophy and evolving thought of the Bishop of Hippo throughout his journey in the search for Truth. Therefore, this work is divided into three sections: the first will address Saint Augustine’s thought before Manichaeism, considering the socio-cultural context in which he was immersed. The second section will examine his life within Manichaeism: his conception of divinity, the problem of evil and the moral beliefs he professed. The third and final section will describe Saint Augustine’s separation from this movement, which led him to rediscover the religion he’d known as a child. The paper will conclude with a personal reflection on what is considered fundamental to his departure from materialism: his conversion and return to the Church. It is hoped that this work contributes to a deeper understanding of Saint Augustine during his pre-Christian phase, and to an appreciation of the challenges he had to face on his path to discovering the Truth.
Abstract: This paper aims to present the materialism that Saint Augustine professed before his conversion to Christianity. Since his life, from youth to adulthood, unfolded under the influence of Manichaeism, this study will examine his philosophy through that doctrinal lens. It is argued that, despite the inconsistencies that Saint Augustine himself discovered throughout his understanding of Manichaeism, his perception of spiritual realities remained rooted in a materialism from which he could only free himself through his encounter with Neoplatonism and the influence of Saint Ambrose. This study is not intended as a biography or a detailed account of Saint Augustine's life. Rather, its purpose is to examine the philosophy and evolving thought of the Bishop of Hippo throughout his journey in the search for Truth. Therefore, this work is divided into three sections: the first will address Saint Augustine’s thought before Manichaeism, considering the socio-cultural context in which he was immersed. The second section will examine his life within Manichaeism: his conception of divinity, the problem of evil and the moral beliefs he professed. The third and final section will describe Saint Augustine’s separation from this movement, which led him to rediscover the religion he’d known as a child. The paper will conclude with a personal reflection on what is considered fundamental to his departure from materialism: his conversion and return to the Church. It is hoped that this work contributes to a deeper understanding of Saint Augustine during his pre-Christian phase, and to an appreciation of the challenges he had to face on his path to discovering the Truth.
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AGUSTÍN, SAN, MATERIALISMO
