This dissertation explores the intersection of Augustine's philosophy of education and contemporary feminisms. While these two camps have traditionally been viewed as antagonistic to one another, I suggest that a fruitful exchange between them is possible. More specifically, I argue that Augustine's analyses of pedagogical desire, pleasure, and care draw upon the experiences of women in ways that do not necessarily reinforce the myth of their social/political subservience. I conclude by offering one account as to why feminists might `desire' to engage in the traditional canon today. Drawing upon the scholarly desires of the feminists who occupy my own classroom, I argue that the politics of feminist scholarship need not demand the eradication of feminist difference.
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