The structure of self-consciousness
a fourteenth-century debate
pp. 141-152
Abstract
Augustine tells, in the eighth chapter of his De trinitate XI (PL, c. 996), that he often notices after reading a page or a chapter that he does not remember at all what he has read. He has to read the text again. According to Augustine's explanation of the phenomenon, if one is not interested, the text does not reach one's memory. The eyes are reading, but the mind does not follow the thoughts read.
Publication details
Published in:
Heinämaa Sara, Lähteenmäki Vili, Remes Pauliina (2007) Consciousness: from perception to reflection in the history of philosophy. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 141-152
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6082-3_6
Full citation:
Yrjönsuuri Mikko (2007) „The structure of self-consciousness: a fourteenth-century debate“, In: S. Heinämaa, V. Lähteenmäki & P. Remes (eds.), Consciousness: from perception to reflection in the history of philosophy, Dordrecht, Springer, 141–152.