Open AccessLux corporea, lux incorporea: The Eye of the Body and the Eye of the Soul in St Augustine of Hippo
Author(s) -
Germán Osvaldo Prósperi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista española de filosofía medieval/revista española de filosofía medieval
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.101
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2530-7878
pISSN - 1133-0902
DOI - 10.21071/refime.v24i.10450
Subject(s) - soul , philosophy , excellence , metaphor , art , theology , epistemology
Light as divine source of truth and excellence is a pervasive metaphor in St. Augustine. This paper examines the distinction between two lights and two eyes: corporeal and incorporeal light, which correspond to the bodily eye and the eye of the soul, respectively. The paper also puts forward a political reading of this light-optic tension.