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Volo ut sis: Arendt and Augustine
Author(s) -
Miles Margaret
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/1540-6385.00129
Subject(s) - philosophy , psychoanalysis , epistemology , theology , psychology
This article focuses on Hanna Arendt’s use of love in her writings. More specifically, I contend that Arendt’s use of volo ut sis (I want you to be) and labeling of this type of love as Augustinian, takes what Augustine meant by “love” too far.