Book contents
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The City of God I–V
- 3 The City of God VI–VII
- 4 The City of God VIII–X
- 5 The City of God XI–XII
- 6 The City of God XIII–XIV
- 7 The City of God XV–XVIII
- 8 The City of God XIX–XXII
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - The City of God XI–XII
Creation and the Metaphysics of Pride and Humility
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2022
Book contents
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The City of God I–V
- 3 The City of God VI–VII
- 4 The City of God VIII–X
- 5 The City of God XI–XII
- 6 The City of God XIII–XIV
- 7 The City of God XV–XVIII
- 8 The City of God XIX–XXII
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 inquires with Augustine into the origins and metaphysics of humility and pride, and how we may come to know them. In books XI–XII of The City of God, Augustine explores this theme by reflecting on biblical and Platonic accounts of creation, especially of angels and human beings, and of the birth of Augustine’s famous “two cities” among them.
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- Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine’s City of God , pp. 106 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022