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36Love and the Patriarch: Augustine and WomenHypatia 31 (4). 2016.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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39Love and the Patriarch: Augustine and (Pregnant) WomenHypatia 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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333Feeling Extended. A book reviewAvant: 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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6Feeling Extended. A book review of Feeling Extended: Sociality as Extended Body-Becoming-MindAvant: 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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5Eating GodProceedings 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
Patricia Grosse
Drexel University
Finlandia Universety
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Drexel UniversityAssistant Professor
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Finlandia UniversetyAssistant Professor