Augustine's Concept Of Time

The time question is one of near modern West philosophy core questions, in to time question reconsidering in, traces the Western civilization the source. The understanding is the path carries on the thorough introspection to the time to our civilization and our life style the best path. In this humanity's hope and crisis similarly huge time, to time question reconsidering not only then pure academic significance. Augustine exploration which carries on to the time question. Has the profound significance to the ancient Greece time idea transformation in the Western philosophy history. Originates in "Confession Record" the 11th chapter to the time thinking and other scholar to this question view and the ponder.Theory significance: Augustine this thought holds the extremely important status in his entire system, he through to time closely examining, changed the ancient Greece person's traditional time view, the time in is not class of the external physical, but is our ideology extension. His this thought also has the important inspiration to the later generation philosopher, after him peaceful Chinese zither roentgen, Kant, Heidegger, Hussell, Bai Gesen its influence or inspiration. Definitely may say that, did not understand Augustine are unable to understand the Western thought the basic trend with the intrinsic spirit.Practical significance: Augustine time view closely examining, namely the treatment time manner has the significant practical significance to the life in, this time view transformation, caused time itself to become a philosophy question, and was the philosophy cuts into other questions a basic question. Time view each time transformation, can bring the worldview even ontology the transformation. After Augustine time view transformation has caused Kant therefore attempts the big philosopher's earnest treatment which treats the time question earnestly, he has the influence profound groundbreaking significance to the time view transformation in the Western philosophy history.