Augustine divides all things into those to be enjoyed and those to be used.

Evidence

Augustine proceeds by dividing wholes into two parts: “There are two things on which all interpretation of Scripture depends, the process of discovering what we need to learn, and the process of presenting what we have learnt” (I.I). ”All teaching is teaching of either things or signs” (1.2). By the first major distinction, we are ready for love: “There are some things which are to be enjoyed, some which are to be used, and some whose function is both to enjoy and use” (1.3). Both enjoyment and use are variations on love: “To enjoy something is to hold fast to it in love for its own sake. To use something is to apply whatever it may be to the purpose of obtaining what you love” (1.4). — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 162

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sets up the enjoyment/use distinction that structures the rest of the chapter’s argument about loving enemies.