April 14, 2000 How does Augustine define love? Augustine states continuously that he was not yet in love, but was in love with love. This statement doesn�t make sense to me. I don�t believe that someone can be in love with something, if he or she doesn�t understand what love is. �I was not yet in love, but I was in love with love, and from the very depth of my need hated myself for not more keenly feeling the need.� (pg. 35) How can Augustine hate himself if he doesn�t know what loves feel like? I think a lot of Augustine�s statements about love are interesting. Augustine has some very good points about love, but he cont....

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