Augustine and Psychology
Abstract
The essays in Augustine and Psychology, edited by Sandra Lee Dixon, John Doody, and Kim Paffenroth, relate St. Augustine to the modern theory and practice of psychology in several ways. The contributors analyze Augustine’s own examination of himself (and occasionally others) to see to what extent he himself was a “doctor” or practiced “therapy” in ways that we can recognize and appreciate; they find connections between his theories of memory and mind, and modern theories of the same; they consider the influences and context in which he worked, and how those affected him and his ideas of the mind and soul; and, lastly, the contributors subject St. Augustine to the scrutiny of modern psychoanalysis (and critique such scrutiny where appropriate).
- i–vi Preface i–vi
- 1–6 Introduction 1–6
- 115–130 7 Augustine and Freud 115–130
- 131–152 8 Augustine and Dopamine 131–152
- 153–164 9 Tears of Grief and Joy 153–164
- 165–184 10 On Seeing the Light 165–184
- 203–214 Bibliography 203–214
- 215–224 Index 215–224
- 225–227 About the Contributors 225–227