Question

what is your own understanding about self according to Augustine

Answer 1

Augustine's sense of self is his relation to God, both in his recognition of God's love and his response to it—achieved through self-presentation, then self-realization. Augustine believed one could not achieve inner peace without finding God's love.

Answer 2

In my opinion according to Augustine 'self' is his relationship with God.

• St. Augustine was the bishop of the Hippo, he was a great philosopher and has given many notable works.
• He has a major contribution to the foundation of medieval and modern Christian thought.
• He believed that God has created this world out of nothing. Augustine said that God is eternal and without motion because everything happened in him before this world.
• St. Augustine believed that inner peace cannot be achieved without finding god's love.
• Some of his notable works are Confessions of Augustine, The City of God, On the Trinity, etc.