Patricia Grosse

Drexel University
Finlandia Universety
Villanova University
Department of Philosophy
PhD, 2016
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    Theories concerning love in the West tend to be bound by the problematic constraints of patriarchal conceptions of what counts ontologically as “true” or “universal” love. It seems that feminist love studies must choose between shining light on these constraints or bursting through them. In this article I give a feminist analysis of Augustine of Hippo's theory of love through a philosophical, psychological, and theological reading of his complicated relationships with women. I argue that, given …Read more
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    Love and the Patriarch: Augustine and (Pregnant) Women
    Hypatia 32 (1): 119-134. 2017.
    Theories concerning love in the West tend to be bound by the problematic constraints of patriarchal conceptions of what counts ontologically as “true” or “universal” love. It seems that feminist love studies must choose between shining light on these constraints or bursting through them. In this article I give a feminist analysis of Augustine of Hippo's theory of love through a philosophical, psychological, and theological reading of his complicated relationships with women. I argue that, given …Read more
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    Feeling Extended. A book review
    Avant: Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies (2): 271-278. 2014.
    A book review of 'Feeling Extended: Sociality as Extended Body-Becoming-Mind' by Douglas Robinson.
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    Feeling Extended. A book review of Feeling Extended: Sociality as Extended Body-Becoming-Mind
    Avant: Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies 5 (2): 271-278. 2014.
    A book review of 'Feeling Extended: Sociality as Extended Body-Becoming-Mind' by Douglas Robinson. Publisher: MIT Press, 2013.
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    Eating God
    Proceedings of the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy 21 17-21. 2018.
    In his biography on Augustine, Possidius writes: “His table was frugal and sparing, though indeed with the herbs and lentils he also had meats at times for the sake of his guests or for some of the weaker brethren”.1 Given the importance of friendship in Augustine’s life, it is not surprising that he ate meat for the sake of others and not for his own pleasures. However, Augustine spends much time in Book X of his Confessions obsessing over his delight in everyday activities, including eating2. …Read more