Beyond Good and Evil · Character
St. Augustine
Early Christian theologian referenced in discussions of faith and psychology.
minor
Also known as St. Augustine
First appearance: iii the religious mood
St. Augustine shows up with force in The Passion for God. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Described as having an 'Oriental exaltation of the mind' like a favored slave, lacking nobility in bearing and desires.
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In The Passion for God: Described as having an 'Oriental exaltation of the mind' like a favored slave, lacking nobility in bearing and desires. Later, in The Man of Late Culture: Referred to as the 'holy rhetorician'…
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The passage reveals the Wanderer's ultimate psychological exhaustion with seeking truth, climaxing in his desp…
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