Consolation of Philosophy

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Boethius

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2011 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Consolation of Philosophy" is a philosophical work by Boethius, written around the year 524. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity, and is also the last great Western work that can be called Classical. It was written during a one-year imprisonment Boethius served while awaiting trial for the crime of treason. This experience inspired the text, which reflects on how evil can exist in a world governed by God, and how happiness can be attainable amidst fickle fortune, while also considering the nature of happiness and God. Boethius writes the book as a conversation between himself and Lady Philosophy. She consoles Boethius by discussing the transitory nature of fame and wealth, and the ultimate superiority of things of the mind, which she calls the "one true good." She contends that happiness comes from within, and that one's virtue is all that one truly has, because it is not imperiled by the vicissitudes of fortune.

Release date Australia

June 3rd, 2011

Author

Boethius

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Translated by Richard Green

Country of Publication

United States

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Imprint

Martino Fine Books

Pages

162

Publisher

Martino Fine Books

Dimensions

152x229x9

ISBN-13

9781614270454

Product ID

10875305

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