The Consolation of Philosophy (eBook)

Boethius (Autor)

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2012
144 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
9780486113166 (ISBN)

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Landmark of medieval Western thought written by a 6th-century Roman statesman and philosopher awaiting execution. How to achieve and maintain spiritual peace amid life's inevitable pain.

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One of the most influential books in the history of Western thought, The Consolation of Philosophy was written in a prison cell by a condemned man. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 480-524) was a Roman scholar, theologian, philosopher, and statesman. Imprisoned by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric, probably on trumped-up subversion charges, he was thrown into a remote prison where he was eventually executed.While awaiting his fate, he wrote this dialogue in alternating prose and poetry between himself and his spiritual guardian. Its subject is human happiness and the possibility of achieving it in the midst of the suffering and disappointment that characterize human existence. As Richard H. Green notes in the introduction, "e;For the reader of the Christian Middle Ages, The Consolation of Philosophy celebrated the life of the mind, or reason, and the possibility of its ultimate victory over the misfortunes and frustrations which attend fallen man's pursuit of transitory substitutes for the Supreme Good which alone can satisfy human desires."e;Mr. Green's translation is quite literal in order to remain as faithful as possible to Boethius's original meaning. He has also provided an informative introduction and notes. The result is a superbly accessible edition that still exercises a powerful influence on contemporary thinkers and theologians and represents a source of comfort and solace for the general reader.

Inhalt

IntroductionSelected BibliographyNote on the TextThe Consolation of Philosophy Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book VSummaryIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.3.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 181 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
• Schlagworte: allows suffering • Aristotle • Augustine • awaiting death • awaiting trial • beyond time • boethian • books on augustine • books on beyond times • books on classical periods • books on classics translations • books on consolations • books on greek philosophies • books on human affairs • books on human minds • books on kandel • books on lasting happinesses • books on late antiquities • books on manlius • books on medieval philosophies • books on medieval westerns • books on middle ages • books on platonisms • books on providences • books on roman empires • books on st thomas • books on true happinesses • books on true natures • books on true paths • books on western literatures • Classical period • classics translation • commit immoral • Consolations • david r slavitt • deterministic • discarded image • divine • Donald Trump • earthly existence • eternal source • eternal torment • fickleness • god's foreknowledge • Greek Philosophy • human affairs • Human Mind • III • Imprisonment • in-and-of • introspection • Kandel • King Alfred • last happiness • lasting happiness • Late Antiquity • Lewis • male aggression • Manlius • meaningful level • Medieval Philosophy • medieval western • menippean • Middle Ages • Neoplatonic • Neo-Platonic • organismic • ostrogoth • ostrogothic • Pagan • Philosopher • physical pleasure • Plato • platonic dialogue • Platonism • prison awaiting • Providence • reconcilable • refreshing reminder • Roman Empire • runs contrary • Severinus • standard christian • st thomas • Theoderic • Theodicy • theodoric • Treason • true happiness • true nature • true path • truth lies • Unjust • unjustly imprisoned • virtue • Western literature • widely
• ISBN-13: 9780486113166 / 9780486113166