Boethius (Ethics (Ready Reference series))
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A member of the Roman upper classes and a seminal Christian philosopher, Boethius served as a transition between the pagan classical world and the Christian one. An educated man, Boethius was among the first Western Christian writers to be well acquainted with classical Greek philosophical and ethical thought, including Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics. He was also heavily influenced by Platonic thought and by the ethical views of the Stoics. Boethius combined these views with Christian morality to create a practical guide for living the moral life....
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