In his Confessions, Augustine talks about his early life as a period of seeking pleasure. He portrays himself as postponing a genuine turn to God for always yet another day, because a life of partying is just so much fun. The motivational conflicts he describes are recognizable and his analysis has shaped Western thought about weakness of the will. In her Living the Core seminar, Professor Katja Vogt (Columbia) will suggest that we approach Augustine’s notions of the will and of human wrongdoing as they relate to another dimension of his thought: Augustine’s quest for and turn to God involves a life committed to inquiry.